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Meanings of heartbreaking in English

Causing or marked by grief or anguish.

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Examples for "grievous"
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The fault was in him entirely; it was his own grievous fault.
The Puritans
2
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Where heaven begins
3
Who do I need to talk to have this grievous error rectified?
Wired
4
In fact he was in grievous danger of coming under the dragon-spell.
The hobbit: or there and back again
5
And he that turneth unto whatsoever else is indeed in grievous error.
Bahá'í World Faith
1
Here they met a heartrending obstacle in the refusal of the owners.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
2
She clings round the lad: she bids him adieu in heartrending accents.
The Virginians
3
Dona Luisa would weep, touched by the heartrending tales of the messenger.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
4
Sir Arthur uttered a heartrending cry and fell back in a faint.
The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa
5
Metternich visited the Duke on his deathbed: It was a heartrending sight.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 15
Usage of heartbreaking in English
1
It is heartbreaking to read the reports of family law court cases.
The Irish Times
2
Since sharing the heartbreaking news today, Teigen has since left the hospital.
News.com.au
3
Witnessing horrific health cases, one after the other, was a heartbreaking experience.
Reuters
4
It is a heartbreaking moment for the city of Dallas, he said.
Radio NZ
5
But being murdered because you're different is a whole other, heartbreaking issue.
The South African
6
This heartbreaking tragedy has devastated the family, and the Herold's Bay community.
The South African
7
For economy on a major full service carrier, it was positively heartbreaking.
News.com.au
8
It's heartbreaking, the choices people are forced to make in these times.
Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
9
It's a heartbreaking sight to see Raffe's snowy feathers treated that way.
Angelfall
10
There's no shortage of heartbreaking and harrowing tales to tell, Leonard said.
News.com.au
11
Mr Hickmott said it was heartbreaking for apple growers about to harvest.
Radio NZ
12
I'm expecting a beautifully crafted work that is tense and possibly heartbreaking.
The Guardian
13
But the chronicle of lives lost, families broken, generations destroyed, remains heartbreaking.
The Guardian
14
A troubled teen's final heartbreaking words before she died have been revealed.
News.com.au
15
These are heartbreaking, tragic deaths, which resulted from depression, we are told.
The Irish Times
16
One a tear of heartbreaking sadness; one a tear of heartbreaking gladness.
Wolf Breed
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Australia
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South Africa
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New Zealand
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