HEARTBROKEN in a Sentence

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For HEARTBROKEN, below is one of 5 sentences:
The good fellow was heartbroken at it, and went out to the Terai tea planting, where I hear that he is doing well.

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 Meanings and Examples of HEARTBROKEN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
heartbroken
 a.  full of sorrow
Classic Sentence:
1  I am heartbroken to think that you could so soon forget your rearing.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  At this Melanie began to cry in a frightened, heartbroken way.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
3  Jurgis walked home-with his pittance of pay in his pocket, heartbroken, overwhelmed.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
4  She was nearly heartbroken when he ran off.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  The good fellow was heartbroken at it, and went out to the Terai tea planting, where I hear that he is doing well.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
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