How to Use heartbreaking in a Sentence

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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.
• Yet much of the suffering could have been avoided — one of the most heartbreaking aspects of all.
  — Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020
• Cleveland is coming off a heartbreaking 47-42 loss on Monday night to the Ravens.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2020
• How will the Bulldogs respond to a heartbreaking 43-42 overtime loss to Westfield?
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2020
• There’s a heartbreaking moment in this episode when Solo realizes Juliette will have to tear apart the harmonium to make her breathing apparatus.
  — Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
• 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
• But then there's episode 2, which has one of the most heartbreaking parts of the whole series.
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• 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
• Every scene between the two of them is more heartbreaking than the last.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
• No open shot passed up was more heartbreaking than this one.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
• 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 gaffe left the Pioneers with a heartbreaking 24-23 loss.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• 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
• But residents said the most heartbreaking impact of the storm hasn’t been the damage to their homes.
  — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
• 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
• Pasta parties, singing songs on team bus rides, summer workouts and bonding with her teammates overshadowed the heartbreaking loss.
  — Colin McNamara, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024