break a heart

Example Sentences

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And when Patrice found out that this was a preventable death, she was–you can’t break a heart twice, but she was devastated, and said: I can’t bear the thought of another mother feeling this pain.

From MSNBC • Jun. 26, 2019

This is that which will make the water stand in our eyes, that will break a heart of flint, and that will make one do as they do that are in bitterness for their firstborn.

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John

But Polish women of this kind would rather break a heart than break their word.

From Without Dogma by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Dammy, but you'll break a heart or two, you rogue!

From The Maid-At-Arms by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

It is so easy to break a heart; sometimes a mere word will do it.

From Ziska by Corelli, Marie