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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Days before Father’s Day, the heartbroken dad of Dominic Ferrell, the 17-year-old stabbed to death in a Brickell condo, is speaking out to thank those supporting his family, to condemn the violent killing and to urge parents to hold their children close.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025
He was booked into Metro Jail the night of June 1.
'Saddened and heartbroken': Attack rocks Boulder days after Israeli staffers slain
Questions surround security protocols at the event
The Saenger Theatre did not immediately respond to requests for comment on June 2.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 June 2025
The second track on the LP told the story of a heartbroken barmaid pining after a sailor who refused to give up his nomadically maritime lifestyle for her.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Courtesy of Lionsgate The heartbroken little girl with the ballerina music box will grow up to be Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro, a young woman bent on—what else?—avenging her father’s murder.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025
He was booked into Metro Jail the night of June 1.
'Saddened and heartbroken': Attack rocks Boulder days after Israeli staffers slain
Questions surround security protocols at the event
The Saenger Theatre did not immediately respond to requests for comment on June 2.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 June 2025
The second track on the LP told the story of a heartbroken barmaid pining after a sailor who refused to give up his nomadically maritime lifestyle for her.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Courtesy of Lionsgate The heartbroken little girl with the ballerina music box will grow up to be Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro, a young woman bent on—what else?—avenging her father’s murder.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2025
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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