heart-rending
Example Sentences
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To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022
Some are funny, 'the Lakers nailed it', some are heart rending, 'I’m so happy to be alive and survived cancer', some moving, 'I love my wife and children'.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2017
“The scene was heart rending, and many of those who witnessed it . . . were moved to tears,” the Star recounted.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2015
Softly spoken Mohamed says: "When I have a phone call from home I'm worried, maybe it's a funeral, or maybe somebody I know has passed away. "It is very heart rending.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2014
After another heart rending scrimmage with the language of Ferdinand and Isabella he succeeded in making several purchases—two heavy sacks, a brace, two bits, and a keyhole saw.
From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
