heart-wrenching

adjective

: very sad

a heart-wrenching story

Examples of heart-wrenching in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Prepare to be psychologically ruined by the performances from both Carrey and Winslet, which are compelling and heart-wrenching in equal measure. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

That heart-wrenching news was swiftly entangled in the anti-vaccine misinformation Kennedy was spewing online. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Yet Graham, a four-time Carbonell Award winner, shows another side of Suzanne during a heart-wrenching speech. — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for heart-wrenching

• entrenching
• clenching
• drenching
• quenching
• trenching
• wrenching