heartsick

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To the book’s heartsick narrator, Louise Brown, the man who embodies those old-fashioned virtues is Claude Collier, the 27-year-old layabout scion of an aristocratic New Orleans clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“Country Radio” provides a sense of heartsick nostalgia over a hopeful chorus of stringed instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Addressing fans through her On the Jlo newsletter, the singer wrote: "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

On her website, the 2-time Grammy nominee told fans that she was “completely heartsick and devastated” amid the cancellation.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

Or maybe he was heartsick, hating her for what her daddy did to her but still not willing to give her up.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns