break one's heart

Example Sentences

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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 East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen

If this is not enough to break one's heart!

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène

All through, too, there seemed so much reserve power that one could not resist the conviction that he could go on and on, and break one's heart with his voice if he chose.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne

I'll do more than that, my little lamb; and ain't it enough to break one's heart to hear the poor innocent, and she taking it so calm and collected-like?

From The Children's Pilgrimage by Meade, L. T.

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