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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The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Skokie restaurateurs were left heartbroken on Valentine’s Day when a broken water main disaster in northeastern Skokie left the village without drinkable tap water from Feb. 14 through 16.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Her family remains heartbroken over losing their connection to Ms. Edmiston’s oldest son, David, who died at 35 after suffering severe impacts from radiation for cancer treatment.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Boldt hired 300 workers to construct the six-story, 120-room castle outfitted with a drawbridge and tower, but when Louise died suddenly in 1904, the heartbroken Boldt halted construction and never returned to the island.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Skokie restaurateurs were left heartbroken on Valentine’s Day when a broken water main disaster in northeastern Skokie left the village without drinkable tap water from Feb. 14 through 16.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Her family remains heartbroken over losing their connection to Ms. Edmiston’s oldest son, David, who died at 35 after suffering severe impacts from radiation for cancer treatment.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Boldt hired 300 workers to construct the six-story, 120-room castle outfitted with a drawbridge and tower, but when Louise died suddenly in 1904, the heartbroken Boldt halted construction and never returned to the island.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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