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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Kenna risks heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
And Dacus, with slow-burning lyricism and diary-fragment songwriting, constructs entire emotional geographies connected by faith, heartbreak, memory, and grief.
—Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
After recently signing a lifetime deal with his longtime label home MCA, Vince Gill returns with the first in a series of EPs, while Ella Langley offers up a new heartbreak song that’s also steeped in tribute to the Lone Star State.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Simpson finished with no turnovers and turned his home state’s heartbreak into yet another Heisman-worthy effort.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
And Dacus, with slow-burning lyricism and diary-fragment songwriting, constructs entire emotional geographies connected by faith, heartbreak, memory, and grief.
—Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
After recently signing a lifetime deal with his longtime label home MCA, Vince Gill returns with the first in a series of EPs, while Ella Langley offers up a new heartbreak song that’s also steeped in tribute to the Lone Star State.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Simpson finished with no turnovers and turned his home state’s heartbreak into yet another Heisman-worthy effort.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreak. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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