heartbreaking

Example Sentences

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“It’s heartbreaking because it’s a road sign that we are going backwards.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

"After all my investment and hard work, it is heartbreaking."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Velasco referred to the deaths as “absolutely painful, heartbreaking, and of course, also absolutely unacceptable to the Mexican government.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Suriname could have joined that group back in November, but suffered a heartbreaking loss to Guatemala.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck