Definition of heartbreaker
:one that causes heartbreak
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The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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That heartbreaker came shortly after the trauma of two World Cup qualifying defeats with the US national team, including a loss to Mexico in the once-impregnable fortress of Columbus.
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Both Gill and the Red Devils took off, winning the program's first regional title since 2009 before losing a heartbreaker in a Class 4A semistate to finish 9-5.
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Heartbreakers in the extreme, the single plays up singsong vocals and cheeky lyrics as the members threaten a past love who has broken their heart.
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After topping Naples Barron Collier in the semifinals, the Raiders dropped a heartbreaker to Bishop Moore in double overtime.
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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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