Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence
not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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Widowed, heartbroken, and left rattling around the house her own father built (the film has a real sense of place, both out in the town and inside the aquarium and Tova’s home), Tova is preparing to decamp for a luxe retirement home across the bay.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Gloria, her son, and Rickman moved to an apartment in the town of Tumwater in September 2021, and her heartbroken parents chose to sell their hotel.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Emily Jane Eichman, a pastor at Old Mission United Methodist Church, said they were heartbroken to hear about the crash.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The 17-year-old boy knifed to death during a clash with a stranger on a Bronx street was preparing to graduate and looking forward to his prom, his heartbroken mother said Thursday.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Gloria, her son, and Rickman moved to an apartment in the town of Tumwater in September 2021, and her heartbroken parents chose to sell their hotel.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Emily Jane Eichman, a pastor at Old Mission United Methodist Church, said they were heartbroken to hear about the crash.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The 17-year-old boy knifed to death during a clash with a stranger on a Bronx street was preparing to graduate and looking forward to his prom, his heartbroken mother said Thursday.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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