break the heart of

Example Sentences

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Kelly said the next of kin are notified by a casualty officer, who “proceeds to break the heart of a family member.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2017

“The casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays with that family until — well, for a long, long time,” Kelly said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2017

And the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays with that family until -- well, for a long, long time, even after the internment.

From Time • Oct. 19, 2017

This tends to happen when issues become so pressing that they break the heart of the athlete and pierce a wall they might choose to stay behind.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2016

Nowhere in the little-sister job requirements did it say that I had to break the heart of one of the VIP members of the girl squad.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi