brokenhearted

Example Sentences

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But none of his previous efforts have exuded such a strong fairy-tale quality as “Dogman,” a strange, sincere paean to a brokenhearted outsider who may also be a sociopath.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Rollin had been dealing with pain from arthritis and a gastrointestinal condition, she said, and had been brokenhearted since the death of her husband, Harold Edwards, a mathematician, in 2020.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Cage is deeply affecting, hiding waves of rage and resentment under a steely-soft demeanor in a heartbreaking story about a brokenhearted human.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Whether you’re brokenhearted or not, jajangmyeon is a recipe for comfort.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

And now here she was, eventually to be gone again, leaving behind her brokenhearted jiichan and baachan...both of whom were now moving swiftly down the rows, planting, planting, planting.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata