How to Use heart-to-heart in a Sentence
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Drum up the courage to have a heart-to-heart talk with your boyfriend.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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This is the time to send the email, write the song, or have that overdue heart-to-heart.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
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Frieder, his wife and young daughter met with the players and had a heart-to-heart.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Have a heart-to-heart with her about what’s really going on.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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So be sure to continuously have these kinds of heart-to-heart talks.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
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Did all parties sit down together at a cozy coffee shop and have a heart-to-heart?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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The midnight heart-to-heart about how no one cried at her mother’s funeral.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 June 2024
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The series ends on a rooftop, where Tommy and Tariq share a heart-to-heart.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Biden would need to invite her into the Oval Office for a heart-to-heart.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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The good news is, a heart-to-heart could bring healing to a dynamic that’s been tense or uncertain.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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The flight, though, does offer some time for Meredith and Webber to have a heart-to-heart.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
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Drew Barrymore is no stranger to heart-to-heart conversations on her talk show.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
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Eventually, Darcy showed up for prom and had a heart-to-heart chat with Tara.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
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Stewart then details how Frakes and Spiner came to his trailer for a heart-to-heart chat.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
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Eventually, Austin had a heart-to-heart with his own reflection and knew things had to change.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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At one point, Spaeny looked over to see her brother-in-law having a heart-to-heart with Melton’s dad.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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During their deathbed heart-to-heart chat, the doctor and I withdrew discreetly.
—Raul A. Reyes, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
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If you’re already attached, a heart-to-heart conversation can bring you much closer.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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Jeremiah and Belly reunite moments before she's supposed to walk down the aisle for a heart-to-heart.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Honest heart-to-heart conversations can help bridge emotional gaps that have lingered too long.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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During Sunday night’s episode, the couple had a heart-to-heart chat that got their relationship back on track.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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As audience proxy, Detective Homer says as much in a late-night heart-to-heart with Plumb.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
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This could be a fun night out with your siblings or a heart-to-heart conversation with a family member that brings you closer.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Away from the wedding reception, as the waves gently lapped up against the sand, Michael and Burnham had a heart-to-heart.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
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Unfortch, Araminta has gotten the goods out of Posy after a mostly genuine heart-to-heart.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Cue the cliche mother-daughter heart-to-heart in the third act, which Mullally actually does sell.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
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Expect a heart-to-heart conversation that changes everything, or a rekindling that reignites the passion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Coach Rick Dotson said the team had a heart-to-heart meeting after the slow start and began working on the basics.
—Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2023
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So a heart-to-heart discussion after the season with both parties to figure out what makes most sense for the future is forthcoming.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
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Sure… The episode races to a close back at Shetty's house, where the Dean returns to have a heart-to-heart with Cate.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
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None of this means every drop in weight calls for a heart-to-heart.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
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Up in Ted’s apartment, Ted and Michelle continue their heart-to-heart.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
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Why is my soul warmed by this heart-to-heart with someone who prompted several falls off several buildings?
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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Romance happens through eye contact and heart-to-heart conversations; friends cry in each other’s arms.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
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Sterling Point is so invested in heart-to-heart conversations.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
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There are single moms (or parents) out there who can’t have important, heart-to-heart conversations with their partners to split up tasks.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Aug. 2026
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Watch the women gather regularly for hair appointments and heart-to-hearts, sharing triumphs, heartbreaks and plenty of laughs along the way.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
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One of the movie’s memorable scenes features Simon having a heart-to-heart with his mother, played by Garner, after coming out.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
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Bartee and Williams never got to have a heart-to-heart with him about his struggle with addiction, and Manigan died in 2022 at the age of 55.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
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And hey, if the superstar was feeling a little low, what better pick-me-up than karaoke with Chrissie Hynde or a heart-to-heart in the ladies’ with ennui expert Lena Dunham?
—Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
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His daughter’s no-nonsense nanny, Malvina (Anna Diaz), side-eyes her bougie employers, while Silvina’s scruffy ex-husband, Ricardes (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), creeps around the gardens, occasionally drawing Camilo into a heart-to-heart.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
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