heartbreaking

Example Sentences

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It’s almost heartbreaking that a whole room full of people had to hear him feel bad and keep being furious.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Ardiel said most of the buildings opposite the Unifil HQ had now been destroyed, describing the "scale of the destruction" in Naqoura as "truly heartbreaking".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Over the same period the number of men who reported having no close friends at all increased by a heartbreaking factor of five.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“It’s just heartbreaking how the settlement failed to meet that mark,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

He was willing to exchange soul-destroying suspicion for heartbreaking reality.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith