break one's heart
Example Sentences
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Our friend's mother was one of the next to go, and the way his brothers and sisters disappeared one after another was a thing to break one's heart.
From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport
They sighed and sobbed enough to break one's heart.
From Honey-Bee 1911 by Lane, Mrs. John
It is enough to break one’s heart to see Griff when he hears about home, and Edward, and Emily.
From Chantry House by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
It was a sight sad enough to break one's heart, with all the tragic circumstances it suggested.
From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage
Is it not better to break one's heart than to break one's soul?
From Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out by Ryder, Annie H
