heartrending
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What Uwe Boll thinks this movie is: Heartrending tale of enduring humanity in the face of unspeakable horrors.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2016
Heartrending is the woe with which he strove to escape the bride chosen for him.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
Heartrending were the wailings and shrieks and moanings which arose at this announcement, confirmed by the viewer and overmen.
From The Mines and its Wonders by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Heartrending scenes are witnessed in front of the closed doors of the various banking establishments, where large posters are to be seen, bearing the inscription: Closed temporarily, by order of the Government.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
Heartrending lamentations for the unforgotten and still beloved Siegfried break from the queen.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
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A Lesson Before Dying
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