How do you use Heartrending in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like grievous or heartbreaking, plus the exact meaning.
Heartrending in a sentence
Heartrending meaning
- That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
- That elicits deep sympathy.
Synonyms of Heartrending
Using Heartrending
- The main meaning on this page is: That causes great grief, anguish or distress. | That elicits deep sympathy.
- Useful related words include: grievous, heartbreaking, sorrowful.
- In the example corpus, heartrending often appears in combinations such as: the heartrending.
Context around Heartrending
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heartrending
- In this selection, "heartrending" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, complicated, backstories, detail and decisions stand out and add context to how "heartrending" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and their heartrending duet take and began a heartrending quest to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heartrending" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heartrending
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the meantime, the heartrending on the border will play on. (11 words)
He found it “the most heartrending scene that I ever witnessed”. (11 words)
District Judge Shawn Ho told the court on Wednesday that it was a “heartrending case”. (15 words)
In the twilight of the Amosun-led administration in Ogun state, the media was awash with the heartrending stories of the sufferings of the staff of Tai Solarin College of Education, Ogun state. (33 words)
By exploring the complicated, heartrending backstories of various characters and Jyugo's convoluted adventure to self-discovery, the plot grows increasingly meaningful to the audience as the series progresses. (29 words)
Mr. Melancholy is the faux series’ big bad, hovering just out of frame long enough for his brief appearances to land with a wallop of heartrending, suffocating dread. (28 words)
Example sentences (16)
By exploring the complicated, heartrending backstories of various characters and Jyugo's convoluted adventure to self-discovery, the plot grows increasingly meaningful to the audience as the series progresses.
Once it ends, as a recent Press Herald report outlined in heartrending detail, you’re on your own.
The game's prompts require the player to make heartrending decisions about what to do with their power.
The revelation of Lisa Marie's emotional struggles provides a poignant and heartrending insight into the battles she faced in the months preceding her tragic passing.
Davis and Coyne displayed incredible onstage chemistry, and their heartrending duet, “Take Good Care of My Baby,” was one of the show’s highlights.
District Judge Shawn Ho told the court on Wednesday that it was a “heartrending case”.
Mr. Melancholy is the faux series’ big bad, hovering just out of frame long enough for his brief appearances to land with a wallop of heartrending, suffocating dread.
Other times her heartrending tunes capture how it feels to be lost, listless or longing for love (see: “Under Your Skin”).
The singer’s undeniable penchant for ‘60s-style soul and classic R&B isn’t the central force behind this heartrending documentary, however.
Edmonds shared the heartrending video and a picture of the chocolate Labrador chasing the car on his Facebook page.
From the depth of that emotional crater, slowly Erin and Rob began a heartrending quest to reclaim some sense of happiness in their lives.
In the meantime, the heartrending on the border will play on.
In the twilight of the Amosun-led administration in Ogun state, the media was awash with the heartrending stories of the sufferings of the staff of Tai Solarin College of Education, Ogun state.
Television footages of the dead, including babies and pregnant women, murdered in the most gruesome ways, are heartrending.
According to eyewitnesses, there were heartrending scenes, with hundreds of adult birds trying to help the struggling fledglings on the ground.
He found it “the most heartrending scene that I ever witnessed”.
Common combinations with heartrending
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: