Examples of heartbreak in a Sentence
He recently suffered a string of romantic heartbreaks.
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.
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What was supposed to be a championship chase has instead turned into heartbreak.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The heartbreak and breakup that follows ends up being only table-setting for the film’s latter half.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Internet users took to the comments section to share their heartbreak at Krimliadi's new tattoo, leading to almost 200 comments on the TikTok post so far.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The writers delivered a masterclass in how to handle the unforeseen death of a central character, then did a superb job navigating not only Dan’s heartbreak, but his conflicted feelings about moving on with Louise.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The heartbreak and breakup that follows ends up being only table-setting for the film’s latter half.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Internet users took to the comments section to share their heartbreak at Krimliadi's new tattoo, leading to almost 200 comments on the TikTok post so far.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The writers delivered a masterclass in how to handle the unforeseen death of a central character, then did a superb job navigating not only Dan’s heartbreak, but his conflicted feelings about moving on with Louise.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreak. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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heartbreak
noun
heart·break
-ˌbrāk 
: crushing grief, anguish, or distress
heartbreaking
adjective
-ˌbrā-kiŋ
heartbreakingly
adverb
heartbroken
adjective
-ˌbrō-kən
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