Example Sentences

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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

The family did not receive confirmation of his death until late Friday night, a wait that Ms. Walters described as heart-wrenchingly long.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

Much lies on the shoulders of Graham Potter after the heart-wrenchingly sad sacking of Chris Hughton.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2019

Her eyes wandered over the tapestries, which were heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan