heart-tearing

Yet there is something heart-tearing about Pendleton's candour as she confirms that her nightmares are still reeling through her head: It's probably something to do with being a little bit mental.

Victoria Pendleton: 'Dreaming of being chased by a killer is normal' Donald McRae 2010

Merritt Janson, who plays Rosalind, is very much the star of the show, alternating joyfully between heart-tearing ardor and clownish physicality.

Love, Fresh and New Terry Teachout 2011

This over-the-top, showboating Mexican folk form is masculine in all its heart-tearing and tear-jerking glory.

Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Music as Preservation and Cultural Force 2009

His parents had had the most heart-tearing of rows and Harry wanted his father to return and put all the pieces back together again.

The Edge of Madness Michael Dobbs 2008

The most frequently visited and heart-tearing monument in Washington D.C. is nearing its 25th birthday, its place at the core of American life growing stronger with each passing year.

Stale Glory 2007

KEENAN: But I think that's what makes this such a heart-tearing story.

CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2003 2003

In his long years he had encountered many powerful opponents Cossacks, land thieves, the Pettis boys, those heart-tearing years of five-inch rain, the governors of Wyoming and Nebraska, and now the mountains.

Centennial Michener, James 1974

Sophia's cry of grief was as heart-tearing as Ugolini's, but she kept it inside herself.

The Saracen: The Holy War Robert Shea 1963

"Auwel Auwe!" she lamented, reciting that heart-tearing word of the islands that has always been reserved for moments of supreme anguish.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

Caruthers had come across a bit of personal history, and that it was giving him a heart-tearing experience.

Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur Edward C. Taylor