as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended
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Recent Examples of brokenhearted Hally’s vindictive turn is a betrayal, not just of their bond, but of the dream of a more equitable South Africa that could tolerate a Black man being a mentor to a spoiled, brokenhearted white kid. —
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on. —Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Use this opportunity to play around with fun accessories and costume jewelry that won’t leave you brokenhearted if they get lost or damaged. —Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 Baby, a brokenhearted cat who arrived at the Kerrville Pets Alive shelter not too long ago, left a stable home for a noisy kennel environment after losing the most important person in his life. —Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025 One brokenhearted mother is one too many. —Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration. —Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025 What can be dizzying about the collection is the way traditional themes of Yiddish song and Hebrew liturgy — lyrics of resilience in the face of persecution, prayers of consolation for the brokenhearted, Lamentations read on Tisha B’Av — are recast with the Palestinians as their protagonists. —Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on. —Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Use this opportunity to play around with fun accessories and costume jewelry that won’t leave you brokenhearted if they get lost or damaged. —Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 Baby, a brokenhearted cat who arrived at the Kerrville Pets Alive shelter not too long ago, left a stable home for a noisy kennel environment after losing the most important person in his life. —Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025 One brokenhearted mother is one too many. —Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration. —Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025 What can be dizzying about the collection is the way traditional themes of Yiddish song and Hebrew liturgy — lyrics of resilience in the face of persecution, prayers of consolation for the brokenhearted, Lamentations read on Tisha B’Av — are recast with the Palestinians as their protagonists. —Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brokenhearted
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Janai Norman — the warm, radiant presence who had become the heart of weekend Good Morning America — said goodbye through a tearful Instagram video on April 3 that left loyal viewers blindsided and heartbroken.— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.— Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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So why are young Americans so depressed about their economic future?— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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The sad but realistic turns in their lives are engrossing, as is their slow convergence.— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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While Vosk’s sassier Cee Cee holds her own in the churn, Barrett, also a fine singer but trapped in the straight-and-narrow part (with sadder wigs), gets swept out to sea.— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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Alex Cora was clearly unhappy towards the end.— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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There were thousands of unhappy Stagecoach festivalgoers on Saturday night, as the approximately 75,000-80,000 guests were forced to evacuate due to high winds.— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
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The reality could not have been more miserable.— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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Apple TV‘s Pluribus is described as a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.— Scott Huver, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
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Just what exactly are the toilet – sorry, lavatory – arrangements for VIP guests at the state banquet when it is held in a tent?— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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The four-speed, oscillating fan isn’t particularly fancy (sorry, no Matter support), but with summer right around the corner, the staff favorite is a practical pickup that can blow air up to 34 feet away.— Brandon Widder, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Brooklyn grandmom was upset that the women were allowing their dogs to defecate in an empty lot next to her property, her son told the Daily News at the time.— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Its 28-game start matches the expansion 1962 Mets — who lost 120 games — along with 1964 and 1983 for the second-worst in team history behind an 8-20 opening in 1981.— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Ossai isn’t a bad pass rusher either, getting five sacks in each of the last two seasons, a total that somehow would’ve ranked second on the Jets last season.— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Brokenhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/brokenhearted. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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