heartrending

Example Sentences

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When Roman blurts out that Logan's gone, handing Shiv the phone, her tearful squawk is heartrending.

From Salon

“The groans of the suffering and dying were heartrending,” she recalled in a quote displayed in the museum.

From Washington Post

The Telegraph's Dzifa Benson wrote: "This devastating play is emotionally gruelling. But that doesn't detract from how transfixing and heartrending it is."

From BBC

If You Only Knew, one of Gabriels' most heartrending songs, is written from the point of view of the deceased, offering comfort to the people they've left behind.

From BBC

Cliff's storyline constantly offers Fraser heartrending interludes to break up the silliness of "Doom Patrol."

From Salon