heartbreaking

Example Sentences

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“There are so many very good people at the foundation, with so many years doing real work on behalf of America’s national parks, it’s heartbreaking to watch.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"To get him right to the check-in desk and then be turned away was just heartbreaking for the poor kid. It was absolutely horrendous."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“American Rambler” ends with the story of the Fitzgerald family’s latest tragedy: heartbreaking, harrowing and eloquently told.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

For pretty much everyone I know, their dog’s last years are littered with health problems that are both heartbreaking to witness and expensive to manage.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

How heartbreaking, in addition to Zhenya, to learn now of the death of their beloved Marina Raskova!

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein