heartrending
Example Sentences
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His appearance, stopping them in their tracks, is one of the most heartrending moments of any movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it "absolutely heartrending" and Kohli said he was "at a loss for words" after the tragedy.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
Pelphrey delivers the area’s signature elocution with absolute assurance, although his heartrending concoction of Robbie’s kindness and despair leaves a deeper impression than the way he speaks.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
Pensive, melodic, uplifting, and heartrending – it's his best album yet.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
She felt herself beginning to believe it; but all the same, it was heartrending to see the poor little cold thing, so close and yet so out of reach.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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