heartbroken

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In the role of heartbroken boyfriend, McCullagh attended Natalie's wake, visited her grave and made a memorial video for a vigil in her honour.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Horace leaves Hollywood and a heartbroken but determined Aaron behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

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

Strange wailing sounds filled her ears—millions of heartbroken voices, as if the river were made of distilled sadness.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan