heartbroken
Example Sentences
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She was generally right on target for the dramatic stories related, as take-charge and cheeky, witty, or sobbing and heartbroken as the lyrics required.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Emma is not simply heartbroken but angry at herself for allowing romance to distract her.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Posting on Facebook, their daughter Danielle Gillam-Kirton, from Sheffield, said the family were "heartbroken to share that we have received confirmation from the police that Mum and Dad did not survive the fire".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We are heartbroken that we have lost the phenomenal, determined and truly inspiring Theo to this devastating disease,” Dan Knowles, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
And Cleofes, who had never married, was heartbroken.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
