heartbreaking
adjective
heart·break·ing
ˈhärt-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
1
: causing intense sorrow or distress
heartbreaking news
a heartbreaking defeat
2
: producing an intense emotional reaction or response
heartbreaking beauty
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Examples of heartbreaking in a Sentence
She wrote a heartbreaking story about the death of her grandfather.
It was heartbreaking to know that there was nothing I could do.
The team suffered another heartbreaking defeat.
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An extra hour of sleep did nothing to alter the mood in Happy Valley on Sunday after another heartbreaking loss to Ohio State.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
The heartbreaking clip was posted on Facebook earlier in October by Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization that rescues animals in need and provides lifelong care at their locations in New York and Los Angeles.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
First, the dude has to watch his beloved Bears lose in heartbreaking fashion because one of the players was too busy prematurely taunting fans to play defense on a Hail Mary, and now Sol just took him down from the top rope.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
For a team that lamented its exhaustion and maybe even over-exertion by the end of a heartbreaking Game 7 last season, a road back-to-back with both games requiring overtime wasn’t exactly the ideal formula to turn over a new leaf.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
The heartbreaking clip was posted on Facebook earlier in October by Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization that rescues animals in need and provides lifelong care at their locations in New York and Los Angeles.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
First, the dude has to watch his beloved Bears lose in heartbreaking fashion because one of the players was too busy prematurely taunting fans to play defense on a Hail Mary, and now Sol just took him down from the top rope.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
For a team that lamented its exhaustion and maybe even over-exertion by the end of a heartbreaking Game 7 last season, a road back-to-back with both games requiring overtime wasn’t exactly the ideal formula to turn over a new leaf.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Heartbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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