Sentence examples for heart rending from inspiring English sources

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center rending

soul rending

heart wrenching

distressing

tragic

'heart rending' is a correct phrase and can be used in written English to describe something that is so emotional that it causes one to experience deep sorrow
For example, "The sight of the two warring factions coming together to shake hands after years of fighting was a heart rending moment."

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Reva Greenberg of Scarsdale said she found Mrs. Pirro's letter heart rending.

The New York Times

"It is very heart rending.

BBC

The story line of this tragedy is almost unbearably heart rending.

Huffington Post

It is a heart rending story that touches the soul.

The Guardian - Books

It is heart rending to see a picture of GM autoworkers holding a prayer meeting for their retirement funds.

The New Yorker

"A life cut off at such an age with such promise is always a heart rending loss".

BBC

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(One is allowed to have one's heart rended by Nixon, as long as it doesn't become a habit).

The New Yorker

Heart-rending. 5.

The Guardian - Books

The pitches are heart-rending.

The Guardian

Some of these stories are heart-rending.

The New York Times

Some of their stories are heart-rending.

The Economist

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harrowing

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