as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death
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Recent Examples of heartbreak
Indiana, for instance, scheduled no availability with players or coaches even though coach Darian DeVries and his son, Tucker, endured the Selection Sunday heartbreak for a second consecutive year.
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Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Their nine championships, including a Super Bowl win, are second only to the rival Green Bay Packers — though recent decades have brought mostly heartbreak.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
This is a night where his professional and his personal heartbreak are happening simultaneously.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Outside editors love to tell your stories of misadventure, triumph, heartbreak, and bravery in the backcountry.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Their nine championships, including a Super Bowl win, are second only to the rival Green Bay Packers — though recent decades have brought mostly heartbreak.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
This is a night where his professional and his personal heartbreak are happening simultaneously.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Outside editors love to tell your stories of misadventure, triumph, heartbreak, and bravery in the backcountry.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Yet the ballads are also strong, conveying palpable sorrow as the family members figure up their losses.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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The murders magnified the terror and sorrow emanating from thousands of anti-Asian attacks arising in the months preceding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This balancing act -- holding both her grief and her drive to keep going -- fed her work as a grief counselor and end-of-life photographer for families.—
MAGGIE PENMAN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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But her unresolved case has cast a long shadow on their grief.—
Annalise Peterson,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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And while fans and teammates have embraced their former nemesis, his recent streak of three goals in two games have also produced memories of past April anguish.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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Reinhart’s character, having woken up inside the ship, grapples with moments of doubt and anguish throughout the music video.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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