break one's heart
Example Sentences
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The next day, when they were to be buried, the sight was enough to break one's heart.
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John
So he began to shriek and to bewail; 'twas enough to break one's heart; and so the king threw his pocket-handkerchief to him to bind his wound.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe
For it would be better, she thought, to break one's heart over such a parting as was to come next day, than to have no one in the world from whom parting would be pain.
From Two Maiden Aunts by Debenham, Mary H.
Do you think I could go through another series of long months, with only those letters, and letters, and letters to break one's heart over?
From Macleod of Dare by Black, William
One could intelligibly break one's heart over that.
From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph
