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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Debbie Lee, the chief executive of DTSM, said in a statement Wednesday that the organization was heartbroken as employees processed the news of Ferguson’s death.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
His family wrote on a GoFundMe campaign that his loss has left them heartbroken.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Janai Norman — the warm, radiant presence who had become the heart of weekend Good Morning America — said goodbye through a tearful Instagram video on April 3 that left loyal viewers blindsided and heartbroken.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
His family wrote on a GoFundMe campaign that his loss has left them heartbroken.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Janai Norman — the warm, radiant presence who had become the heart of weekend Good Morning America — said goodbye through a tearful Instagram video on April 3 that left loyal viewers blindsided and heartbroken.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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