heart-wrenching

adjective

: very sad
a heart-wrenching story

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The complaint portrays a heart-wrenching picture of loss compounded by litigation. Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 In the final chapter of Outlander, a heart-wrenching journey lies ahead for Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) enduring love story. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Each has their own heart-wrenching story of abuse and misery. Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 One of the many heart-wrenching stories that stood out to Bacon was Eddie Bindon, a first assistant engineer, who bought his wife a 25th anniversary ring the day before the Fitzgerald ventured out. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.

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