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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More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Though changes were made, following her husband's sudden and unexpected death at age 42 in 1861, the heartbroken Queen Victoria wore mourning dress for the rest of her life and never sported the sentimental tiara again.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
What a privilege to be so heartbroken and devastated for having experienced such a bond.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Ruby is furious and heartbroken, but the news that Cordelia has died sends her to James’ side.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Though changes were made, following her husband's sudden and unexpected death at age 42 in 1861, the heartbroken Queen Victoria wore mourning dress for the rest of her life and never sported the sentimental tiara again.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
What a privilege to be so heartbroken and devastated for having experienced such a bond.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Ruby is furious and heartbroken, but the news that Cordelia has died sends her to James’ side.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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