bleeding heart
Example Sentences
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If Reilly was at times overbearing — and known for being the kind of hellacious boss who gave employees night sweats — he was also generous and a genuine bleeding heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Anyway, the first time I listened to this song as an idealistic teenager, it did my bleeding heart good.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
As “Valentine” so poignantly illustrates, the surest route out of a terrible feeling is straight through its bleeding heart.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
“She was a symbol. She was mocked. She was looked upon by a lot of people as a prototypical liberal and bleeding heart, and she is that unapologetically.”
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
Here they learn the rest of the lesson begun in those soft houses with porch swings and pots of bleeding heart: how to behave.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
