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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • The heartbreaking loss will always be with them, even in the happiest times.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Videos of the rescues show a heartbreaking tableaux of the damage wrought by marine debris.
    — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • To find out that my first transfer hadn’t worked, after all that, was heartbreaking.
    — Annie Daly, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been 10 years in the making, sometimes heartbreaking.
    — Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • Cougars star Jamal Shead went down late in the first half with a heartbreaking ankle injury and remained on the bench in the second half.
    — Kathryn Sheldon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In fall 2020, Teigen penned a heartbreaking essay expressing her grief about the loss.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • There’s a flip side that’s heartbreaking, but that was the only option for someone who does not feel either.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • His death is even more heartbreaking because Hank is involved with it.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile Jamie himself is not able to time travel, a fact which has prompted much of the show's most heartbreaking drama.
    — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 23 June 2023
  • While none of us can fully understand the depths of their pain, all of us can remember them in our prayers and give them the time and space to deal with this heartbreaking turn of events.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In April 2022, Ronaldo shared the heartbreaking news of the death of their baby daughter's twin, mourning their son with a post on social media.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Greta Lee: There is a heartbreaking poignancy at the center but one that is, for me, optimistic.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike the Patriots matchup, the Dec. 10 game ended on a heartbreaking note after a play by Kelce for a touchdown was washed out due to a penalty.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In a heartbreaking scene, Cristobal walks out of his and Hank’s mansion and attempts to drive off, but Hank hugs him tightly and refuses to let go.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • For Andrii, it’s been heartbreaking not seeing his sons.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • The loss of two lives, as well as the injuries sustained by others, is an incredibly heartbreaking tragedy.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 June 2023
  • In 2015, Nationwide Insurance ran a heartbreaking spot about a dead child that many believed was the feel-bad commercial of the year.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This story is a heartbreaking glimpse into Bowie’s life before her death.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 June 2023
  • Losing the last of their embryos triggered memories of her last heartbreaking loss six years ago.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • As heartbreaking as that is for you, what your daughter carries is unfathomably more so.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023

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