break one's heart
Example Sentences
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"If one must break one's heart, it is best to do it at once and have done with it," said Nettie, under her breath.
From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Is not that enough to break one's heart?
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
It was a sight sad enough to break one's heart, with all the tragic circumstances it suggested.
From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage
The efforts of chance writers, if they be men of genius and learning, are things to break one’s heart over.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
Is it not better to break one's heart than to break one's soul?
From Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out by Ryder, Annie H
