heavy heart

Example Sentences

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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 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

Her daughter Nonhle Thema shared the news of her passing "with a heavy heart", as she paid tribute to her mother and her "compassionate" soul.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"With a heavy heart I believe action is necessary to bring about change," she added in comments reported by Yonhap news agency.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

With heavy heart I knocked on his office door.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan