as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
Nyong’o, even when speaking lines about heartache, rarely registers her secret love for her employer, Duke Orsino (Khris Davis).
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
With my first child the love brought on an almost adolescent sense of heartache.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Nobody has the market cornered on grief and heartache.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
With my first child the love brought on an almost adolescent sense of heartache.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Nobody has the market cornered on grief and heartache.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Anger could be enough, sorrow could be enough.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Its purpose is not to wallow in historical sorrow, but to illuminate how a people’s spirit was forged in the fire of injustice.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, nothing negates the unique way in which people from the South embrace socializing with each other, which brings us to a potentially awkward situation that arises often enough and gives grief to even the most polite Southerners.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Haley Robson described the anguish caused by ever-metastasizing Epstein conspiracy theories and endless Epstein news cycles, and her hope that releasing the files could finally put the case to bed.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Above all, there’s Rob, whose romantic getaway has turned into a slog of romantic anguish.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With over 385,700 views and 51,000 likes in one day, people flooded the comment section, expressing their heartbreak because, in Cara's mind, her friends do not want to see her, but that couldn't be further from the truth.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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As for where the love triangle goes from here, Halsall teased that heartbreak is bound to happen.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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