heavy heart
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The sentence is now pared down to a simpler but rhythmically effective line mimicking the weight that was on Darwin: “With a heavy heart he buried himself in barnacles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today," said a post on his Instagram account.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“It is with a heavy heart that we report that we are unable to come to a unanimous decision and will not be able to,” the jury foreperson said in a note on Friday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has passed,” LaPread’s daughter Soraya LaPread shared on her Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Mark had no expectations there, had accepted, with a heavy heart, that his friend might be dead.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
