break one's heart
Example Sentences
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Nilsson could sing Swedish melodies in a way to drive one crazy or break one's heart.
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
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
"It does break one's heart to see such children, doesn't it?" she answered, looking at them tenderly and ignoring his pointed tribute to her beauty.
From The One Woman by Dixon, Thomas
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
The next day, when they were to be buried, the sight was enough to break one's heart.
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John
