heartstrings in the PONS Dictionary

heartstrings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pull at sb's heartstrings fig
to pull at sb's heartstrings fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Find a way to pull at the heartstrings of your audience.
www.fastcompany.com
Older people don't pull at the heartstrings like children.
www.irishmirror.ie
It has a melody that pulls on my heartstrings.
entertainment.inquirer.net
Happy, happy days but to be there once again tugged hard at the heartstrings.
www.express.co.uk
It's the infamous restaurant scene that stands out for many, but if the below clip doesn't tug at your heartstrings, we don't know what will.
image.ie
It pulls on your heartstrings when you hear the stories.
news.nationalpost.com
Tales of hockey or family gatherings just tug at the heartstrings.
www.torontosun.com
He worried about this feeling showing up on the song, but also felt if it touched people's heartstrings, knowing that would make me feel less lonely.
en.wikipedia.org
And they will, ultimately, tug hard on your heartstrings in ways that you won't quite understand.
en.wikipedia.org
Cheap special effects that look cool, weak characters that still pull heartstrings, and a bunch of actors no one really knows unless you have seen this or that obscure flick.
en.wikipedia.org

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