How to Use heart-wrenching in a Sentence

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• The plea deal marks a partial end to one of the East Bay’s most heart-wrenching cases.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
• Two Chihuahuas were left in a pink cage with a heart-wrenching note.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
• That is until his wife had one and told him never to make light of these heart-wrenching events again.
  — Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
• Here are some heart-wrenching betrayals, both on the big and small screen, that made quite a huge impact.
  — Jacob Linden, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• Olympic skier Bode Miller has a heart-wrenching reason for going on the show.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
• One of the most heart-wrenching scenes was the Queen, a few days shy of her 94th birthday, sitting alone in the pews due to social distancing.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• Horrific and heart-wrenching photos from the scene were shown to the jury early in the trial.
  — Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 30 May 2024
• In the three years since the accident, Williams has had to answer some heart-wrenching questions from her grandsons.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2024
• In the three-minute visual, the pair serenades couples on the dance floor, and one of them has a heart-wrenching story that takes centerstage.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
• Mary nurses her grief with a perennial mug of whiskey and breaks down crying after one too many in the movie’s most heart-wrenching scene.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
• Anyone who has seen footage knows just how heart-wrenching the situation was.
  — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
• In Israel, heart-wrenching accounts from the survivors of Oct. 7, as well as the relatives of those killed, are aired in the media constantly.
  — Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
• Shortly before Hider made the deal, Paulus wrote a heart-wrenching tribute to Simjee, 22, on the anniversary of his murder.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
• When a woman named Caitlin shared a heart-wrenching dilemma on Tiktok, her followers came through for her.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• In one heart-wrenching scene, Bonnie cries and runs after the vehicle carrying Maya off to New York with her father.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
• Welch’s gloomy music is a mix of heart-wrenching piano and string ballads, with thumping melodies reminiscent of Florence + the Machine tunes.
  — Andrew Zucker, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
• Ahead of the judge's sentencing, survivors of the attack and families of those killed delivered heart-wrenching statements to the court as Saipov sat at the defense table in a navy smock, full beard and glasses.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 May 2023
• These actions have led to heart-wrenching consequences: the loss of innocent lives and the destruction of countless families.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
• Reading about Sopan’s own journey in India is delightful, accurate, and heart-wrenching all in one.
  — Lilly Singh, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2023
• But look deeper, and the film also boasts a devastating romance and tale of heart-wrenching trauma (with Nolan favorite Cillian Murphy playing the film’s gullible mark).
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• Dish Nation’s Rickey Smiley, 55, experienced a heart-wrenching loss last year when his son Brandon died last year.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
• Now, two decades — and a whole lot of accolades — later, Hudson is reflecting on her journey from that heart-wrenching rejection.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
• Though a few heart-wrenching scenes in the final episode lend surprising new depth to his character, Daryl mainly serves as a catalyst for Isabelle and Laurent’s story.
  — Jessica Liese, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• Miguel Lazcano of New York City, a pet owner who considers his three dogs to be his family, was facing a heart-wrenching situation.
  — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 25 June 2024
• At the time, though, Absolo's windy proposal was nearly overshadowed by her heart-wrenching breakup with runner-up Peter Kraus.
  — Amanda Michelle Steiner, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
• Sparks’ latest heart-wrenching love story, Counting Miracles, was released just this week.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024
• Brendan is receiving recognition for his heart-wrenching performance in The Whale.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 12 Mar. 2023
• His heart-wrenching comment, which was followed by thunderous applause and a standing ovation, got it exactly right.
  — Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 5 May 2023
• Capaldi’s latest track is yet another soulful and heart-wrenching ballad, which is what millions have come to expect from the superstar.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• The lone exception is his dynamic with his father, a potent role of a man slowly losing hope, which affords Ejiofor a magnificently heart-wrenching thespian flex.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024