heart-wrenchingly
- a word derived from heart-wrenching.
Example Sentences
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Mendoza and Sher’s descriptions of emotional trauma are heart-wrenchingly raw.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2020
I know we tried to say goodbye but there could be no hugs or kisses and everything was heart-wrenchingly, horribly wrong.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2020
Its version of Beethoven’s Opus 132 is heart-wrenchingly deep drama.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020
Ultimately, though, the message is heart-wrenchingly bleak, with Bruce adapting the words of Born To Run to fit Lou’s more pessimistic worldview: “Tramps like us, we were born to pay.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2017
Her eyes wandered over the tapestries, which were heart-wrenchingly beautiful.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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