heartbreaking
Example Sentences
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Graham’s tweaked, sensitive patriarch is tantalizingly far from the heartbreaking dad of “Adolescence” and the gloriously oddball Riseborough makes the most of her faint-voiced mom’s severity.
From Los Angeles Times
In a statement on LinkedIn, Watt described the news as "heartbreaking".
From BBC
The goodbyes happened in a heartbreaking blur, and, before I knew it, we’d retraced our steps through the maze of corridors and staircases and left the house.
From Literature
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The mountains, their silhouette, have always felt majestic, safe, and why it was so heartbreaking anytime to see them burn.
From Los Angeles Times
"This is a reality for many New Zealand families who have been divided... and that's heartbreaking for me."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.