heavy heart
Example Sentences
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“It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has passed,” LaPread’s daughter Soraya LaPread shared on her Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
"Thank you very much again but with a heavy heart, I discharge you."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"With a heavy heart I believe action is necessary to bring about change," she added in comments reported by Yonhap news agency.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
“This was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
The trees grew dispersedly about the sward—great elms and oaks and beeches—and Lancelot was thinking about Guenever with a heavy heart.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
