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Becky asks in one of the film’s most heart-wrenching moments.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
One of the most heart-wrenching consequences of these policy shifts is the elimination of legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children.
—Afira Arrastia Devries, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The short video, which was shared to the platform on April 18, captured the dachshund's heart-wrenching response to being denied her beloved treat—one that many dogs have come to expect as a rite of passage in the passenger seat.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
One commenter from Fort Worth, Texas, even went so far as to write the Snack Wrap a heart-wrenching love letter.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
One of the most heart-wrenching consequences of these policy shifts is the elimination of legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children.
—Afira Arrastia Devries, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The short video, which was shared to the platform on April 18, captured the dachshund's heart-wrenching response to being denied her beloved treat—one that many dogs have come to expect as a rite of passage in the passenger seat.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
One commenter from Fort Worth, Texas, even went so far as to write the Snack Wrap a heart-wrenching love letter.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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