brokenhearted

Example Sentences

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A headline in the Boston Globe, external summed up the mood: "Smitten from the start, Boston left brokenhearted as Tartan Army moves on."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Rollin had been dealing with pain from arthritis and a gastrointestinal condition, she said, and had been brokenhearted since the death of her husband, Harold Edwards, a mathematician, in 2020.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Ms. Rollin had been dealing with pain from arthritis and a gastrointestinal condition, she said, and had been brokenhearted since the death of her husband, Harold Edwards, a mathematician, in 2020.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2023

This is especially hard when we are so raw and brokenhearted, but it is critical that we find ways to see one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023

All this is true, because I’m not a liar just a brokenhearted male with a label—Freedom Writer!

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers