How to Use heartbroken in a Sentence

heartbroken

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  • Music lovers the world over have been left heartbroken by the tragic death of Liam Payne.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Then some of those newly heartbroken women would propose to their next possible partner.
    — Max Springer, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no time for the weary — or heartbroken — to rest.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The next morning, Jean-Luc’s tent is gone, and Bluey is heartbroken.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Our team is shocked and heartbroken to learn of his actions.
    — Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Leaned back on the bench with puffy red eyes, Colson looked heartbroken.
    — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2018
  • In the days since her son’s killing, the heartbroken mother told WPVI there are thoughts that haunt her daily.
    — Jillian Sykes, CNN, 5 July 2023
  • He is heartbroken, unable to get over the day his fiancée Cassie walked out of his life.
    — Sheena Scott, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The Vikings won, 26-20, in overtime, sending Saints fans home, hoarse and heartbroken, for the second year in a row.
    — New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Whereas the Rolls Royce is a car fit for a king, and not just any king, but a lost, bloated, self-heartbroken king.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 22 June 2018
  • The strong likelihood that one of these teams will have their heartbroken on the final day of the season.
    — Mitch Goldich, SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Fans outside of the Sunshine State were left heartbroken and seething.
    — Patrick Varone, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2010
  • Walking down the streets, locals can hear the moans and sobs of heartbroken mothers.
    — Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
  • Bey, like so many artists, was heartbroken when news of Turner’s death reached her.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 May 2023
  • Lincoln Park Zoo is heartbroken to hear the news about Sahar.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Our team is heartbroken with the loss of Jordan McNair.
    — Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2018
  • And, like so many others, the last few days have left me both heartbroken and furious.
    — Rebecca Nelson, Cosmopolitan, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The jacket quickly sold out, leaving a lot of heartbroken fans in its wake.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The chicken tries to draw Taylor out, but Taylor is too heartbroken to talk.
    — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Wilburn said that his daughter’s death had left him heartbroken.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 23 July 2024
  • The heartbroken couples were part of a contingent of more than 100 guests told to shelter in place at the hotel.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Tommy’s father, who wasn’t there on the trip, is heartbroken.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • This terrible news has made all of us sick and heartbroken.
    — Cecil Joyce, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2023
  • As a detective led her through the charred remains of the clinic, Julie Burkhart was heartbroken.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023
  • So the heartbroken teen has teamed up with Gaten Matarazzo’s Dustin to catch a rogue demagorgon the preteen has named Dart.
    — Ella Cerón, Allure, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Her untimely death prompts a heartbroken Padraic to go off the deep end.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The hunt for Mitchel and Bonnie soon faded, as heartbroken friends and family tried to move on with their lives.
    — Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The team was heartbroken and fell into a mid-season losing streak.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 May 2024
  • Now, Rivera is heartbroken and determined to get him back.
    — Lisa Cianci, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 July 2018
  • Stanton said she’d never before met or talked to Johnson, but was heartbroken to hear news of the fire.
    — Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2018

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