How to Use heartbreaking in a Sentence

heartbreaking

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• 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.
• Every scene between the two of them is more heartbreaking than the last.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
• To see someone on the bathroom floor in such a dress is truly heartbreaking.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
• Her transition from the hospital to the hospice was one of the most heartbreaking times of my life.
  — Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Their deaths are just as heartbreaking as the ones in Infinity War.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Nov. 2021
• The gaffe left the Pioneers with a heartbreaking 24-23 loss.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• In the most heartbreaking ritual tied to the worries coursing through the community’s mothers, the girls’ hair is chopped off as a meager ward against male desire.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
• That sight of Adriana alone in the driver’s seat of her car looking so peaceful is one of the most heartbreaking fake-outs in TV history.
  — Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021
• Attempts to find Daniel on Sept. 28 were frustrating, but not as heartbreaking as the group’s recent attempt at finding a man named Rob.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2021
• The images of people fleeing Ukraine after Russia’s invasion have been dramatic and heartbreaking.
  — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
• That was the most heartbreaking scene to have to shoot.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022
• To me, that’s the most heartbreaking thing about the modern age.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
• If so, Game 7 is a heartbreaking loss in more ways than one.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
• On top of that, there’s climate change, which for me is the most heartbreaking.
  — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• And the twists and turns of the story were so surprising and heartbreaking.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
• The fact that there's no one standing next to me is heartbreaking.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
• She can be heard crying offscreen in one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the film.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
• So to learn about the fires last month was beyond heartbreaking.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• Her team took to social media to share the heartbreaking news.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 31 July 2023
• To even flirt with the idea that Landeskog won’t return to form is heartbreaking.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
• The year 2020 marked the heartbreaking passing of his mother.
  — Boutayna Chokrane, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
• The last 24 hours have truly been heartbreaking for all.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
• Her accounts of her time with Kurt Cobain are poignant and heartbreaking.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 May 2024
• The heartbreaking loss will always be with them, even in the happiest times.
  — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
• The night that Clinton lost her own bid for the White House in 2016 was one of the most heartbreaking that Walz can remember.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
• Oh my God, the movie is so heartbreaking and so beautiful and so deep.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
• The Great Lakes are full of heartbreaking stories of lost mariners, and their vessels, some of which have never been found.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2023
• Liam Payne’s story, while heartbreaking, serves as a stark reminder of the immense toll that fame can exact on the youngest among us.
  — Will Ripley, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024