Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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Under Montoya’s leadership, Bay FC made the NWSL playoffs in its inaugural season, losing a heartbreaker to eventual league runner-up Washington.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
—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
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
—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
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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