How to Use hearted in a Sentence
hearted
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Very kind-hearted and good child.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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The open-hearted state feels right and good.
—CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Not for the faint-hearted, a look like this is hard to pull off.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2022
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Jalen was a warm-hearted young man with a great smile who has left us far too soon.
—CBS News, 21 Sep. 2022
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That last point is light-hearted, but the others are spot on.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Someone else walked their dog past the chalk-hearted start line.
—Devin Kelly, Longreads, 19 Jan. 2022
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This one is light-hearted, by the way, so don't worry.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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Bryan says in response, but his tone sounds half-hearted at best.
—Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 19 Oct. 2020
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Kang was more light-hearted, but still focused on the task at hand.
—Sean Collins, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2020
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Here’s the trailer that’s not for the faint-hearted.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Mason’s a very kind-hearted kid.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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But Frank did, albeit in his own, light-hearted way.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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There is no movie without our brilliant and big-hearted cast and crew.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
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Building a business around bees is not for the faint-hearted.
—Star Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
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But Cohn’s selling of the plan has been half-hearted, at best.
—William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 13 Oct. 2017
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Ask team members to share their own light-hearted anecdotes from the week.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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While the ovation was light-hearted, the moment did strike a chord.
—Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
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The big-hearted boy teaches there is hope in both the seen and the unseen.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
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But Fleury’s jokes and pranks also kept light-hearted off the ice.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Ever kind-hearted, Close then took the chance to thank her fans and peers.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2019
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Lead with a useful tip or a light-hearted take, then weave in your message.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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This is a warm-hearted read about workaholic film students.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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All of them were half-hearted because very few, if none of them, were public.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2022
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All those small-hearted, small-minded people, there's a hell for you.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
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All those small-hearted, small-minded people, there’s a hell for you.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 May 2026
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But at its core the series is simply a tale of two good-hearted dreamers.
—Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2018
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Matt and Noel return to wreak light-hearted havoc in the tent.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2021
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The latter is a warm-hearted sendup of morality and the filthy rich.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
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Beloved by a soulful, pure-hearted woman?
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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The Surface of Truth—clay—is not for the meek or faint-hearted.
—Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 30 May 2018
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