heartbroken

Example Sentences

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Horace leaves Hollywood and a heartbroken but determined Aaron behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay, whose son Dylan drowned at Hill Top Quarry in Chorley, Lancashire, in 2011, said she was "heartbroken for all the families" who were now "enduring my nightmare".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

She said: "Everyday I feel in pain, I am heartbroken."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

There was nothing he could say to the heartbroken old man who was Corey’s grandfather.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham