Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence
not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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As the title suggests, the book details Turner's tale of a heartbroken widower who became an unlikely senior-citizen TV star on the first season of the reality show, which ended with an engagement to Nist.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Thomas told the outlet that her brother’s diagnosis left their family heartbroken.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Her children are heartbroken, wondering when Mom will return.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Though we were heartbroken at the goodbyes, there was a small sense of relief, knowing that fewer mouths to feed would mean a little more food for those who stayed behind.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Thomas told the outlet that her brother’s diagnosis left their family heartbroken.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Her children are heartbroken, wondering when Mom will return.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Though we were heartbroken at the goodbyes, there was a small sense of relief, knowing that fewer mouths to feed would mean a little more food for those who stayed behind.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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