How to Use heartbreak in a Sentence
heartbreak
noun- I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.
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Since then, both states have yielded heartbreak to the parties that have craved renewal.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Despite the heartbreak, the last 12 months have been rewarding.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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The folk tunes, combined with stop-motion visuals, add a poetic touch to themes such as resilience, heartbreak and growth.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Omar Apollo is pouring his experiences with heartbreak into his sophomore album.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
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Alongside its study of a singular kind of heartbreak, Runarsson’s film offers images that anyone who can relate to losing a loved one at a young age will find impossible to shake.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Carson Foster's 2020 Olympic trials ended in heartbreak.
—Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
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But this Panthers team, coming off the heartbreak of a magical run to the Stanley Cup Finals a year ago only to come up short, is anything but that.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
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And now, Seed has patched that heartbreak by understanding that parallels between them extend far outside physiology.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
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England has known little more than disappointment and heartbreak since winning the World Cup in 1966, Southgate more than most.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 July 2024
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But the humor is right next to the heart and the heartbreak.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 12 May 2023
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There’s some kind of loss and that is the heartbreak of the whole series.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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A lot of pain, a lot of heartbreak, a lot of suffering.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
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And as with many breakups, the longer the relationship, the deeper the heartbreak.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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And this time, for Kimball, there’d be no more heartbreak.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2023
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But that doesn’t mean the heartbreaks she’s experienced in the past don’t still sting.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
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This world is still going on in a broken way that is full of heartbreak.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
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This Cougars’ 3-0 start aside, Pullman has been the site of heartbreak for many Beavers on the current roster.
—Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
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That subplot may end in heartbreak, yet none of it is downplayed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
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In the clip, Wallen gave Drake advice after an apparent heartbreak as the two go out on the town.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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Sometimes, heartbreak also feels good in a place like this (your couch).
—James Grebey, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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There was the time, mid heartbreak, when a friend and I lay in the park and read Letters to a Young Poet aloud, cover to cover.
—Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
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There’s also a heck of a lot of heartbreak, as the two singers assess the fallout of a busted romance.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
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The drama and the energy and the passion of that heartbreak in that moment were so real.
—Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 21 June 2023
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Not to mention a heartbreak playlist unhip enough to reach back and tap Bonnie Raitt and Neil Young for vibes.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
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The track explores a summer love affair that ends in heartbreak.
—Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 23 June 2023
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Late heartbreak is what the Tre Kronor, who haven’t won a major title since the 1984 Euros, are used to.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
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The real heartbreak comes in his romance with Pavel, an art star attached to Philip’s gallery.
—Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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As Laura faces her heartbreak, a monster comes out of her closet and the pair spark a romance akin to Beauty and the Beast.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
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However, there’s one easy way to avoid the heartbreak of having to check your bag overseas.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
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