heartbreaking
Example Sentences
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Bateman: The thing I found beautiful, and also heartbreaking, was just how open and vulnerable these characters are and how little artifice there is in their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I’ve read all of her novels, a lot of her essays. Her book about her husband dying is one of the most heartbreaking books.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ch Supt Phil Booker said: "This is an incredibly heartbreaking outcome, and our thoughts are with the boy's family and friends at this devastating time."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In “Empire of Ashes,” he plumbs survivors’ heartbreaking accounts, bringing readers to the rubble of atomic ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A heartbreaking thought crossed his mind: He has nothing left.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
