bleeding heart
Example Sentences
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But caregivers have a constant bleeding heart, Rice said, even if that means taking a job that pays less than working at a fast-food restaurant.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
As “Valentine” so poignantly illustrates, the surest route out of a terrible feeling is straight through its bleeding heart.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
“She was a symbol. She was mocked. She was looked upon by a lot of people as a prototypical liberal and bleeding heart, and she is that unapologetically.”
From Washington Post • May 11, 2021
Many of us have a bleeding heart, so when you see the world is on fire we want to jump in and fix everything right away.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2020
“Oh! my cousin! Heal my bleeding heart with one trumpet note of manly indignation.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
