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1. I have had no other success that pulled at my heartstrings like that one.

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 Meanings and Examples of HEARTSTRING
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heartstring
 n.  the deepest feelings or affections; one of the nerves or tendons formerly believed to brace and sustain the heart
Classic Sentence:
1  I have had no other success that pulled at my heartstrings like that one.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIII
Example Sentence:
1  Then there's the heartstring tugger: the fundraising aspect for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.