heartbreaking

Example Sentences

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"That was heartbreaking. It felt like being diagnosed all over again," she remembered.

From BBC

Velasco referred to the deaths as “absolutely painful, heartbreaking, and of course, also absolutely unacceptable to the Mexican government.”

From Los Angeles Times

One of the creditors, who has begun bankruptcy proceedings against de Min to try to recover his money, said the situation was "heartbreaking" because they had "trusted someone".

From BBC

Olympic diver Tom Daley has backed a campaign to save one of Scotland's last diving pools, describing a decision to close it as "heartbreaking".

From BBC

Yet the performance is mostly one of heartbreaking reserve; her occasional voiceover comes in short, spare declarations from Carol’s diary on the latest dreadfulness to afflict the town.

From The Wall Street Journal