heavy-hearted
Example Sentences
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From feeling heavy-hearted to having butterflies in your stomach, it seems inherent to the human condition that we feel emotions in our bodies, not just in our brains.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
But you’ll feel heavy-hearted when faith falters, insensitivities are alleged and one vigorous early supporter senses defeat and ultimately votes against forming the union.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
A heavy-hearted but practical conclusion based on the fact that by-elections are expensive if you properly go for it - around £100,000 a piece.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024
The center of attention, Nathaniel Woods, assured his heavy-hearted father that everything would be all right.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2021
Yet the very thought made her blush scarlet, for how many heavy-hearted hours had Penelope spent longing for just such a reunion?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
