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When the cops come calling for Alexis, Stuy has a heart-wrenching choice to make.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Some local parents say the situation has been heart-wrenching for them and their children.
—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
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Some local parents say the situation has been heart-wrenching for them and their children.
—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
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 25 Apr. 2026.
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