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heart-wrenching
adjective as in causing sadness or distress
Example Sentences
It's used to heart-wrenching effect on their debut album, singing of the physical ache of unrequited love, over delicately strummed guitars and brushed drums.
The ongoing pollution crisis at Lough Neagh is "heart-wrenching" to watch, a public meeting has been told.
Hollywood Reporter critic Sheri Linden noted how the "gripping drama delves into a notorious Gaza event with heart-wrenching urgency".
His electrifying turn is equal parts heart-wrenching, deliciously irreverent and technically impressive.
“Their stories are really, really heart-wrenching, because we can only do so much,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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