heartbreaking
Example Sentences
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As frontotemporal dementia degrades social awareness, loved ones and neuroscientists confront the heartbreaking boundary between a changing mind and the enduring self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
And she never won, not even for the raw, heartbreaking work she did in those last episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Victory means Zverev is into his second US Open final after suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss to Dominic Thiem in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
