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
This honesty saves everyone time and heartache.
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
In fact, some of the writers (or, in some cases, co-writers) used their screenplays to work through their own pain and heartache.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
These folks won’t desert their teams, no matter how many NFL Sundays end in heartache.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, veterans shared their heartaches and struggles, and how about MACV walked with them on their journey.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heartache
Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
In fact, some of the writers (or, in some cases, co-writers) used their screenplays to work through their own pain and heartache.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
These folks won’t desert their teams, no matter how many NFL Sundays end in heartache.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, veterans shared their heartaches and struggles, and how about MACV walked with them on their journey.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Identity protection does not end when life does, and scammers know that grief creates gaps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The second half of the film, where Robert tries to find purpose in the hazy aftermath of grief, had the potential to feel more amorphous.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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White’s dialogue is unsentimental but rife with anguish; Owen Teague and a seductive, destructive Abbey Lee give the pain its due.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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His murder was met with fury and anguish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Soon, Fischnaller set her sights on the 2022 Games, determined to not let her last Olympic memory be one of heartbreak.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Broadus lamented being unable to see her baby girl take her first steps, bring her to her first day of school and support her through the highs and heartbreaks of life together.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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