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The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
Recent Examples of heartbreaker from the Web
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The chiming, palm-muted guitar line -- written by former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij -- nestles a glistening, percussion-free environment for Ocean to come clean over lost love, this time as the heartbreaker.
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Democrats lost a heartbreaker of a special election Tuesday in Georgia.
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The Griffins made it to the Elite Eight in 2016, but lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Normal West in the Illinois State Supersectional.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are coming to Sacramento this summer.
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In 2A, Lockport's Jack Randall dropped a heartbreaker in the third round, suffering his first loss of the season.
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Class 8A Osceola (10-1) steamrolled its way through the 2016 season, going 10-0 before losing a 28-27 home heartbreaker to Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast in a region quarterfinal.
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Saratoga lost a five-game heartbreaker to Pacific Collegiate in a Tuesday evening match on the St. Francis High School floor in Mountain View—in the end, finishing just three points short of the section repeat.
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Gallaudet lost its last two games, the final a 31-28 heartbreaker to their biggest rival, the State University of New York, Maritime.
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First Known Use of heartbreaker
1837
HEARTBREAKER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of heartbreaker for English Language Learners
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: someone or something that causes you to feel very sad, disappointed, etc. : someone or something that breaks your heart
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