Examples of heartbreak in a Sentence
He recently suffered a string of romantic heartbreaks.
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.
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Basking as world champions, all that pent up heartbreak and agony now exploded into pure adulation.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Their burgeoning friendship becomes a tender yet urgent bond across time, rooted in innocence, curiosity and shared heartbreak.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
The condition occurs when someone is navigating stressful situations and debilitating emotions, like grief and heartbreak (which may seem rare for men to experience), but it can also be triggered by physical illness or surgery.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 June 2025
The grief and heartbreak of having lost him hits me like a wave, yet there’s something else stirring within.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Their burgeoning friendship becomes a tender yet urgent bond across time, rooted in innocence, curiosity and shared heartbreak.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
The condition occurs when someone is navigating stressful situations and debilitating emotions, like grief and heartbreak (which may seem rare for men to experience), but it can also be triggered by physical illness or surgery.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 June 2025
The grief and heartbreak of having lost him hits me like a wave, yet there’s something else stirring within.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 12 June 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreak. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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heartbreak
noun
heart·break
-ˌbrāk 
: crushing grief, anguish, or distress
heartbreaking
adjective
-ˌbrā-kiŋ
heartbreakingly
adverb
heartbroken
adjective
-ˌbrō-kən
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