Examples of heartache in a Sentence
I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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That the show ups the dramatic stakes of Shane and Ilya’s romance by relying on the major obstacle of the closet naturally leads to plenty of fear and heartache and repression.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Fogerty finally acquired the publishing rights to his music, ending decades of legal attempts and personal heartache.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
This honesty saves everyone time and heartache.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
In fact, some of the writers (or, in some cases, co-writers) used their screenplays to work through their own pain and heartache.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Fogerty finally acquired the publishing rights to his music, ending decades of legal attempts and personal heartache.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
This honesty saves everyone time and heartache.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
In fact, some of the writers (or, in some cases, co-writers) used their screenplays to work through their own pain and heartache.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartache. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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heartache
noun
heart·ache
ˈhärt-ˌāk 
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