heartbroken

Example Sentences

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"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay, whose son Dylan drowned at Hill Top Quarry in Chorley, Lancashire, in 2011, said she was "heartbroken for all the families" who were now "enduring my nightmare".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The Nets said in a statement that they are "heartbroken" about Collins' death.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke,” the Grizzlies said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The rubber was old and rotting and the balloon burst almost at once, and I was heartbroken.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood