broken heart
Example Sentences
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I was lucky to get out with only a broken heart, not a broken life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Another commented: "As a society we seem to have forgotten that life can be tough - a broken heart or grief is painful and normal, and we have to learn to cope."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
“My true friend, from the bottom of my broken heart I thank you. Tell me what I am to do, and I shall not falter!”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
