heartbroken
Example Sentences
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They soon understand that to be heartbroken is to be damned to know the exquisite pain of being alive.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Her owners Lucy and Hannah Robertson were "heartbroken" in 2016 when Charlie, then three years old, disappeared.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I told my father how heartbroken I was and he agreed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Aubrey Lewis is a washed-up actor who is too heartbroken by the recent death of his wife to try for a part in a TV series that could revive his career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Because, Been-tone, these heartbroken people are finally listening. It is you, because you are here beside me, because you are a Westerner, because you give them a reason to hope.”
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
