heartbreaking
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depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
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That scene of him ordering Florianâs old room to be bleached was heartbreaking. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Everything you need to remember about GLOW before watching season 3," 8 Aug. 2019 The final season depicts the heartbreaking situations of immigrant detainees in a center who are desperately trying to reach family and seek legal help. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "Geo Groupâs ICE detention center became research for Netflixâs âOrange is the New Blackâ," 7 Aug. 2019 At the end of Season 4, a guard suffocated Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley) while restraining her, one of the most heartbreaking moments in the showâs history. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Prescience of Orange Is the New Black," 25 July 2019 But that isn't even the most heartbreaking part about her look at the end of season 3. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "'Stranger Things' Fans Missed This Emotional Way Eleven Paid Tribute to Hopper," 13 July 2019 The most heartbreaking thing is there are minor girls there with newborns at this facility. — Elizabeth Finny And David Smiley, miamiherald, "A 'tender age' shelter for separated children exposes a 'gut-wrenching' reality in Miami," 26 June 2018 The fact that Taylor couldn't find the words to continue talking was kind of heartbreaking, and that an audience full of artists and industry executives were loudly booing Kanye felt wildly unprecedented. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Looking Back at the VMAs 10 Years Later: A Billboard Staff Kanye/Taylor Roundtable," 22 Aug. 2019 And when the show ends, seeing the rooms disappear can be as heartbreaking as watching the characters say goodbye. — Ilana Kaplan, Curbed, "Why weâre obsessed with the TV teen bedroom," 14 Aug. 2019 While Australia suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Round of 16, Raso played in all four matches for her country and showed well in her minutes on the field. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "After long road back from injury, Portland Thorns forward Hayley Raso is appreciating every day on the field," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heartbreaking.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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