They have been heartbreaking; in some senses, agonising.
It is bad enough to be short of it, but it is heartbreaking to be flooded.
It is heartbreaking for us to see animals over which we have taken trouble, simply going for meat.
To me it is always heartbreaking to see a boarded-out child.
It is a heartbreaking and seemingly impossible problem.
Although we are pulling together and doing what we can, it is a heartbreaking experience.
If he does not have that, it is heartbreaking and demoralising.
The sight of more and more fanners having to give up is too heartbreaking to contemplate.