Definition of heartbreaker
: one that causes heartbreak
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Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
Recent Examples of heartbreaker from the Web
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Cannes Film Festival Cold War is a gorgeous, unyielding heartbreaker.
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In the second round, Nogales lost a heartbreaker to Salpointe Catholic, 4-2.
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The Huskies hardly entered in dire straits, but they were swept in a doubleheader Friday at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, the combination of a 6-5 heartbreaker and a 10-1 thumping ending their bid to win a sixth consecutive conference series.
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But the Sixers suffered a series heartbreaker against the Celtics in the 1981 conference final.
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But the real heartbreaker: Most of Netflix's May 2018 departures are guilty pleasure Disney films.
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The Nuggets were playing their third game in four nights, and their last two losses were absolute heartbreakers, with both of those games coming down to the final possession.
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Both games tip off at 7 p.m. UAA is 3-5 in conference play and 7-9 overall after last week's heartbreakers — a 72-71 loss at Central Washington and a 79-78 loss at Northwest Nazarene.
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Overview: The Spurs lost heartbreakers to the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in their last two games and a loss to Portland on Saturday would drop them even further in the standings.
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First Known Use of heartbreaker
1837
HEARTBREAKER Defined for English Language Learners
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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