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In response to Amber's heart-wrenching case, a Texas mom named Diana Simone had the idea to create an emergency system for abducted children, similar to a weather or civil defense alert.
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Opposite a serene Rooney Mara and a raging Claire Foy, Buckley is a lone dissenting voice in Sarah Polley’s heart-wrenching portrait of a group of women and girls in an isolated Mennonite colony who are debating how to respond to a series of brutal attacks from the men in their community.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Most heart-wrenching are the family separations, which are commonplace in these hallways.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
To see a newborn baby come into this world and then shortly thereafter be diagnosed with a life-threatening health problem is one of the most heart-wrenching experiences.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Opposite a serene Rooney Mara and a raging Claire Foy, Buckley is a lone dissenting voice in Sarah Polley’s heart-wrenching portrait of a group of women and girls in an isolated Mennonite colony who are debating how to respond to a series of brutal attacks from the men in their community.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Most heart-wrenching are the family separations, which are commonplace in these hallways.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
To see a newborn baby come into this world and then shortly thereafter be diagnosed with a life-threatening health problem is one of the most heart-wrenching experiences.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart-wrenching
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“Heart-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-wrenching. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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