heartrending
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depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartbreaking, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
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The film opens powerfully, with a heartrending scene in which the 15-year-old title character (Christian Malheiros, making a memorable screen debut) hopelessly attempts to awaken his mother who is obviously dead. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Socrates': Film Review," 7 Aug. 2019 After that, there is competition, with perverse incentives: whoever has the most heartrending story wins. — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, "The Perverse Logic of GoFundMe Health Care," 24 June 2019 Standing in a room full of bagged, donated clothing, Bridgette walks back through some of the most heartrending moments of the recovery effort for the Rainbow Terrace families. — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, "Families sleeping on the floor weeks after devastating Garden Valley fire, need your help: A Greater Cleveland," 13 Apr. 2018 The Davis family, three generations of which have faced the challenges of life in public housing, is the wellspring of some of our most harrowing and heartrending stories. — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, "In King Kennedy, Davis family must balance needs and resources, dreams and limitations: A Greater Cleveland," 4 Jan. 2018 The most heartrending situation occurs when these two questions yield opposing answers. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Parents should decide for Charlie Gard," 22 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heartrending.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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heartrending
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