heartbreaking
adjective
heart·break·ing
ˈhärt-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
1
: causing intense sorrow or distress
heartbreaking news
a heartbreaking defeat
2
: producing an intense emotional reaction or response
heartbreaking beauty
Examples of heartbreaking in a Sentence
She wrote a heartbreaking story about the death of her grandfather.
It was heartbreaking to know that there was nothing I could do.
The team suffered another heartbreaking defeat.
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Days after the third Jeffrey Epstein abuse accuser to die in recent years took her own life, her family shared an excerpt from a heartbreaking journal entry Virginia Giuffre left behind.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Lakers focus on snapping fourth-quarter skids April 28, 2025
The Lakers had the luxury of an extra day off following a heartbreaking Game 4 loss in Minnesota before returning to practice Tuesday.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Watching her cat's desperate attempts to engage with another feline was a heartbreaking experience for Moen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Renee also shared a heartbreaking final image of her son, posing with two thumbs up next to the ocean moments before his tragic accident.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Lakers focus on snapping fourth-quarter skids April 28, 2025
The Lakers had the luxury of an extra day off following a heartbreaking Game 4 loss in Minnesota before returning to practice Tuesday.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Watching her cat's desperate attempts to engage with another feline was a heartbreaking experience for Moen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Renee also shared a heartbreaking final image of her son, posing with two thumbs up next to the ocean moments before his tragic accident.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreaking
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“Heartbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaking. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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