heartbreaking
Example Sentences
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Gutteridge said it was heartbreaking to see imported galvanised steel from Vietnam coming into Newport Docks when the plant is just 10 minutes away.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"This is a heartbreaking reminder of how quickly conditions here can turn dangerous," said Death Valley National Park Superintendent Mike Reynolds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This is a heartbreaking reminder of how quickly conditions here can turn dangerous. Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
There is something genuinely quite heartbreaking about watching Panettiere, a young woman just coming to understand Hollywood industry standards, repeat the sickly refrains of a similarly demanding profession.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He felt himself drifting away from the one-sided whispered conversation, wondering if maybe everything big and heartbreaking and incomprehensible is a paradox.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
