break one's heart
Example Sentences
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The efforts of chance writers, if they be men of genius and learning, are things to break one’s heart over.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
They sighed and sobbed enough to break one's heart.
From Honey-Bee 1911 by Lane, Mrs. John
Worth while to be sure it was, to break one's heart for her!
From Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings by Piozzi, Hester Lynch
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
He spoke simply of it, but to break one's heart.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
