heartbreaker

noun

heart·break·er | \ˈhärt-ˌbrā-kər

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Definition of heartbreaker

: one that causes heartbreak

Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence

The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.

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Her subjects ranged from the Habsburg Empire’s high nobility, shown at play in late World War I-era issues of society magazines, to Vienna’s high-culture heartbreaker, Alma Mahler, Gustav’s unfaithful wife. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Faces of Old Vienna," 12 July 2018 Darcy was the coach of the local Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, and his Humboldt Broncos trailed 3–1 in a playoff series, after losing a heartbreaker in triple overtime at home less than 24 hours earlier. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "The Valley of Darkness," 13 Apr. 2018 If anything, Gomez’s reputation is less a discernible track record of being the woman scorned and more as the heartbreaker herself. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "You Really Don’t Need to Worry About Selena Gomez," 11 July 2018 Obviously horrific shooting in Annapolis, another heartbreaker. — Fox News, "Kellyanne Conway on growing calls to abolish ICE," 30 June 2018 The baseball team won 26 games and lost in the Ninth Region final to Highlands in a walkoff heartbreaker, 3-2. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Covington Catholic athletic director reflects on historic year of 2 state titles,," 19 June 2018 Egypt lost a heartbreaker to Uruguay in its first game, one record-setting striker Mohamed Salah watched from the bench with a shoulder injury. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "A look at Tuesday's World Cup schedule," 18 June 2018 The Spartans were 6-4 in 2007 before going 10-3 in back-to-back seasons, losing a heartbreaker to Shaw, 14-10, in the Class 4A semifinals. — Dinah L. Rogers Photography, NOLA.com, "Prom 2018: Brother Martin soars on the dance floor," 4 May 2018 Both are coming off losses from earlier in the week, with the Tar Heels losing at Virginia Tech by one and the Blue Devils dropping a heartbreaker to Miami on a Ja’Quan Newton buzzer beater. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Picks: Final Weekend of Regular Season Features Duke-UNC, Conference Championships, More," 2 Mar. 2018

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heartbreaker

noun

English Language Learners Definition of heartbreaker

: someone or something that causes you to feel very sad, disappointed, etc. : someone or something that breaks your heart

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