heavy-hearted
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of heavy-hearted
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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From feeling heavy-hearted to having butterflies in your stomach, it seems inherent to the human condition that we feel emotions in our bodies, not just in our brains.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
A heavy-hearted but practical conclusion based on the fact that by-elections are expensive if you properly go for it - around £100,000 a piece.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Rather, in its voices tinged with sorrow and re-examined history, this expertly tuned film is simply pro-introspection: a heavy-hearted look at an unnecessary death and a cultural superiority long deserving of scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
After the heavy-hearted piano ballad, a mode Carlile nails as well as any first-rate pop vocalist, came the fiery “Broken Horses,” which shares a title with her book.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
Evil may be endured when our days pass in mourning, heavy-hearted, hard beset, if only sleep reign over nighttime, blanketing the world’s good and evil from our eyes.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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