heartbroken
Example Sentences
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Stevie calls a heartbroken Gretta to the stage to perform, and she reluctantly complies before giving up in embarrassment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In a poetic twist, Journey’s highest-charting hit was blocked from No. 1 by the J. Geils Band’s “Centerfold,” in which the heartbroken narrator goes laughing all the way to his bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As his heartbroken team dressed in the locker room, Taylor pledged that the adversity would shape them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"When I found out I was heartbroken - I was distraught and completely disheartened," they said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But at the time they were heartbroken; they had adored him.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
