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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Also up for sale is a 13-page affidavit filed by Paul McCartney in December 1970 to break up The Beatles, leaving fans heartbroken.
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
An 83-year-old Air Force veteran pushed onto the subway tracks by a stranger at an Upper East Side station in a random act of violence is unlikely to survive, his heartbroken daughter told the Daily News Tuesday.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Family friends say the crash not only left the community heartbroken but also revealed an extraordinary act of bravery by one of the surviving children.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli is still heartbroken over the loss of her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen — and she's immortalized their relationship on the page.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
An 83-year-old Air Force veteran pushed onto the subway tracks by a stranger at an Upper East Side station in a random act of violence is unlikely to survive, his heartbroken daughter told the Daily News Tuesday.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Family friends say the crash not only left the community heartbroken but also revealed an extraordinary act of bravery by one of the surviving children.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli is still heartbroken over the loss of her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen — and she's immortalized their relationship on the page.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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