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Examples
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After briefly reflecting on this matter, I was forced to conclude that there was something in the nature of Virginia’s performance that had called the heart-piercing vision to mind.
Nevermore Harold Schechter 1999
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All she felt was blinding, heart-piercing emotion.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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SIMON: And thats Knoxville 1915, and this is a piece of music that is written alongside the heart-piercing words of James Agee.
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In his reconciliation with Cordelia, Hicks turns towards her and says with heart-piercing directness: Pray you now, forget and forgive.
King Lear – review 2011
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In the Shangri-Las' 1965 hit I Can Never Go Home Anymore, the song's fictional mother dies, and Mary Weiss unleashes a heart-piercing cry of "Mama!"
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SIMON: And thats Knoxville 1915, and this is a piece of music that is written alongside the heart-piercing words of James Agee.
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… The humor and heart-piercing emotions throughout the tale make for a lively read.
The Best of Friends Susan Mallery 2010
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… The humor and heart-piercing emotions throughout the tale make for a lively read.
The Best of Friends Susan Mallery 2010
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He was too far away to see the green of her eyes, a color he'd never beheld on anyone else, a color of such heart-piercing perfection that it sometimes would stop his breathing, and at other times quicken it.
Men Don't Leave Me 2010
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… The humor and heart-piercing emotions throughout the tale make for a lively read.
The Best of Friends Susan Mallery 2010
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