heavy heart
Example Sentences
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“So it’s with a heavy heart that I’m graduating you because I wish you’d be right by my side for the rest of my time on the bench.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rather, Dosa’s film is a meditation on change — both the kind that we accept with a heavy heart and something more general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was with a heavy heart that Washington agreed to a military solution.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
"With a heavy heart, having failed to achieve the goal we set ourselves, I consider my time as coach of the national team to be over," Gattuso said.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Theo has a happy heart and a heavy heart.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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