heartbreaking

Example Sentences

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“It’s heartbreaking because it’s a road sign that we are going backwards.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, the book offers a bitingly funny and occasionally heartbreaking twist on the classic Instagram-versus-reality story, and a space to address our own culpability within the safe confines of fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Olympic diver Tom Daley has backed a campaign to save one of Scotland's last diving pools, describing a decision to close it as "heartbreaking".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The contrast between these students and those whose essays I write is heartbreaking.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Her voice is so soft, it’s almost heartbreaking.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed