Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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Sam Houston drops heartbreaker to Allen Allen’s Mason Leslie scored with under a minute to go in regulation as the Eagles eliminated Arlington Sam Houston 2-1 in a Class 6A Division 1 area-round match on Tuesday at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
UConn won the Big East title in both 1994 and ’95, but lost heartbreakers on the same date in back-to-back years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Shooting in New Orleans, Goodbye Girl follows Jess (Shipka), who’s a professional heartbreaker.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Canton looks to avenge last year’s double-overtime heartbreaker in the state final to Billerica.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
UConn won the Big East title in both 1994 and ’95, but lost heartbreakers on the same date in back-to-back years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Shooting in New Orleans, Goodbye Girl follows Jess (Shipka), who’s a professional heartbreaker.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Canton looks to avenge last year’s double-overtime heartbreaker in the state final to Billerica.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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