heartstrings

Example Sentences

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The image of a fluffy white dog cowering in a corner tugged on heartstrings across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times

“One of the best mechanisms for an idea is not just documentaries but motion pictures that have an underlying message that pulls on their heartstrings,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Pitt” spent its first season suturing our heartstrings to these characters by way of an impressively profound level of character development, rounding out the individual quirks of seemingly minor recurring characters.

From Salon

However, the black and white spaniel still happily greeted her rescuers with a wagging tail which "pulled on the heartstrings", she said.

From BBC

Richter’s spare composition is meant to tug at the heartstrings, and it does its job just as well here, especially for unsuspecting viewers.

From Salon