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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Community ‘heartbroken’ over sewage spill Philip Gray used to enjoy paddling down the river in a canoe or floating in an inner tube, beer in hand, toward his home in Cabin John.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The lyrics emanated from dramatic words and emotions expressed by owner Terry Pegula, football boss Brandon Beane and new head coach about their heartbroken hero.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Though heartbroken, Punsalan and Swallow decided to compete at Lillehammer anyway.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
An internal exam performed by her doctor indicated signs of a miscarriage at just five weeks, leaving her and her husband heartbroken.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The lyrics emanated from dramatic words and emotions expressed by owner Terry Pegula, football boss Brandon Beane and new head coach about their heartbroken hero.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Though heartbroken, Punsalan and Swallow decided to compete at Lillehammer anyway.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
An internal exam performed by her doctor indicated signs of a miscarriage at just five weeks, leaving her and her husband heartbroken.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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