the heart

noun

: the central or most important part of something

deep in the heart of the forest

Their offices are in the heart of the city.

Let's get right to the heart of the matter.

Examples of the heart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anegada Reef Hotel With its sprawling oceanfront location in the heart of Setting Point, just a 10-minute walk from the jetty, Anegada Reef Hotel has been central to Anegada life and lore since the 1970s. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026

Competitors split into four teams, each guided by a mentor empowered to bid and trade athletes through strategic power plays, while round-the-clock cameras supply the reality engine at the heart of the show. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026

Others say the teacher-free model severs the relationships at the heart of learning. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

To me, [Jimmy’s relationship with Alice] has been the heart of the show and the most important storyline. —Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the heart

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart