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
But caregivers have a constant bleeding heart, Rice said, even if that means taking a job that pays less than working at a fast-food restaurant.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 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
“She was a symbol. She was mocked. She was looked upon by a lot of people as a prototypical liberal and bleeding heart, and she is that unapologetically.”
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
Peonies and flag lilies and poppies were blooming in people’s yards, and roses and sweet William, mountain laurel and bleeding heart.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
