broken heart
Example Sentences
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I was lucky to get out with only a broken heart, not a broken life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The broadcaster Amplify Dot and singer Terri Walker simply posted broken heart emojis.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
At least he isn’t shackled under the stadium floor, Elisabet keeps saying, and I suppose even my broken heart can accept that as good fortune.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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