How to Use heartbroken in a Sentence

heartbroken

adjective
  • But the human in me — my heart and my soul — was heartbroken.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This one’s less wide-eyed and heartbroken and surprised and sad.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Wilburn said that his daughter’s death had left him heartbroken.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 23 July 2024
  • Fans of Neese’s are heartbroken.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Leaned back on the bench with puffy red eyes, Colson looked heartbroken.
    — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2018
  • At some point, sports fans are guaranteed to go home heartbroken.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 June 2026
  • So, Bundle gets all three of her men, but trudges back home in heartbroken tears.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The most painful part, the tragedy of our lives, was that Brenda was heartbroken.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Randle, a father of three, was heartbroken to hear the news in his team’s home city.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This isn't the first time the internet has been left heartbroken when a dog didn't want to play.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bey, like so many artists, was heartbroken when news of Turner’s death reached her.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 May 2023
  • Tommy’s father, who wasn’t there on the trip, is heartbroken.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Joe heads back downstairs and Irene looks… heartbroken.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The jacket quickly sold out, leaving a lot of heartbroken fans in its wake.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And, like so many others, the last few days have left me both heartbroken and furious.
    — Rebecca Nelson, Cosmopolitan, 17 Aug. 2017
  • King was on an errand to pick up a snack for his mom when he was shot, heartbroken relatives said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Walking down the streets, locals can hear the moans and sobs of heartbroken mothers.
    — Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
  • The team was heartbroken and fell into a mid-season losing streak.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 May 2024
  • Fans must be heartbroken, as the statement also made clear that there would be no makeup date for the group.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • Maura Healey is no doubt heartbroken.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Like many heartbroken Swift fans, though, Fenn didn’t score tickets.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Neighbors said they were heartbroken to hear about the incident.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • His death has left their family heartbroken.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But Diver was heartbroken to learn that guessing cost her group a tenting spot.
    — Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Her untimely death prompts a heartbroken Padraic to go off the deep end.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Aaron Brown, her heartbroken father, spoke at the vigil.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • But the two heartbroken families stood on opposite sides of the crime scene.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • To this day, the heartbroken mom can’t bring herself to drive past the hospital where her daughter died.
    — Dawn Klavon, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ritzer went on to say that Vargas’ mother is heartbroken over the loss of her only child.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026

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