bleeding heart

Example Sentences

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I come into the world with this sort of open, bleeding heart — I expose myself because I’m a romantic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Harry declares to Sally with a vulnerable, piercing and bleeding heart all the ways he loves and sees her for the person that she is — not just some consolation prize:

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

Anyway, the first time I listened to this song as an idealistic teenager, it did my bleeding heart good.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

As “Valentine” so poignantly illustrates, the surest route out of a terrible feeling is straight through its bleeding heart.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Here they learn the rest of the lesson begun in those soft houses with porch swings and pots of bleeding heart: how to behave.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison