break one's heart
Example Sentences
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So he began to shriek and to bewail; ’twas enough to break one’s heart; and so the King threw his pocket-handkerchief to him to bind his wound.
From East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen
Is not that enough to break one's heart?
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
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
It's enough to break one's heart to think of such a glorious old place in such hands.
From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George
One could intelligibly break one's heart over that.
From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph
