Examples of heart-wrenching in a Sentence
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Some local parents say the situation has been heart-wrenching for them and their children.
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The mission eventually leads him back to his childhood home, providing for an enthralling, heart-wrenching finale.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
True to the genre’s name, the blues could be bawdy, humorously describing the pleasures of the flesh, or sorrowful, conveying heart-wrenching despair.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania’s heart-wrenching docudrama is a marvel—a meticulous retelling of the true story of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped inside a car under fire in northern Gaza in January of 2024.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The mission eventually leads him back to his childhood home, providing for an enthralling, heart-wrenching finale.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
True to the genre’s name, the blues could be bawdy, humorously describing the pleasures of the flesh, or sorrowful, conveying heart-wrenching despair.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania’s heart-wrenching docudrama is a marvel—a meticulous retelling of the true story of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped inside a car under fire in northern Gaza in January of 2024.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Heart-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-wrenching. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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