heartbreaking
Example Sentences
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Like many people, I was struck by the heartbreaking irony of Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s death—that a man who had achieved so much, and tried so hard, couldn’t save his own son.
Taylor is hilarious and unsparing, offering an ending that is among the most heartbreaking in literature.
Don’t miss: ‘It’s heartbreaking’: My cousin died and her estranged husband has taken possession of her home.
From MarketWatch
There’s just like incredible movements that were happening and I found it really lonely and heartbreaking.
From Los Angeles Times
"This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for the entire city," LA Police Department chief Jim McDonnell said on Tuesday.
From BBC
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