Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
After 16-14 heartbreaker, motivation shouldn’t be issue.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
The Guilford Little League softball team lost a heartbreaker Sunday night, 2-1 to Johnstown, Pa. in the opening game of the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, N.C. but Monday, the team got back to work practicing to prepare for its next game in the double elimination tournament.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
For four seasons, Howard never beat the Red Raiders in the regular season, including a last-second heartbreaker in his senior year.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
After 16-14 heartbreaker, motivation shouldn’t be issue.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
The Guilford Little League softball team lost a heartbreaker Sunday night, 2-1 to Johnstown, Pa. in the opening game of the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, N.C. but Monday, the team got back to work practicing to prepare for its next game in the double elimination tournament.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
For four seasons, Howard never beat the Red Raiders in the regular season, including a last-second heartbreaker in his senior year.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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