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View definitions for heart-wrenching

heart-wrenching

adjective as in causing sadness or distress

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A particularly heart-wrenching scene shows Trump's late wife Ivana suffering abuse at the hands of Trump.

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With skill and compassion, Dahl has created a heart-wrenching drama of family dysfunction and small-town gentrification that makes “I Dreamed of Falling” a story greater than the sum of its parts.

Every time you reached a final something — final scene in our motel room, final scene with the family — it was just heart-wrenching.

“This heart-wrenching event is a tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this incredibly difficult time,” authorities wrote in their statement.

The dreamy yet heart-wrenching “Sienna” transports listeners to another timeline where things work out between Zardoya and Conway, and they have a child named Sienna who “would’ve been cute” and “would look just like you.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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