brokenhearted

Example Sentences

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The 63-year-old “Achy Breaky Heart” musician on Sunday penned a message of gratitude for “the California Rain” soaking the fire-ravaged state and said he was “praying for the brokenhearted and their pain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Cage is deeply affecting, hiding waves of rage and resentment under a steely-soft demeanor in a heartbreaking story about a brokenhearted human.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

But Colman explained in a recent interview that costume designer Verity Hawkes wanted to portray the brokenhearted woman as rotting from the inside by darkening her hem to look like there's mold growing through it.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Yet another called it “my home and safe place … where I have met my best friends, and the place to turn when I felt brokenhearted, frustrated, or alone.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

The thought of Cardan being brokenhearted is almost beyond my imagining.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black