Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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The Clippers lost an overtime heartbreaker in game one, as the Nuggets took a 1-0 series lead with their 112-110 win.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
And this past season, following the departure of Edey, Purdue lost a heartbreaker to Houston, which ended up losing to Florida in the NCAA championship game.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Start small, but think big Kansas City Chiefs win — but some of their fans in Las Vegas lost a heartbreaker
Marcus Freeman starred at Ohio State.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Close defeats have come to define the Bengals’ campaign, losing by a point to the Kansas City Chiefs, five points to the Washington Commanders and two heartbreakers to the Baltimore Ravens, first by three in overtime and then one point.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
And this past season, following the departure of Edey, Purdue lost a heartbreaker to Houston, which ended up losing to Florida in the NCAA championship game.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Start small, but think big Kansas City Chiefs win — but some of their fans in Las Vegas lost a heartbreaker
Marcus Freeman starred at Ohio State.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Close defeats have come to define the Bengals’ campaign, losing by a point to the Kansas City Chiefs, five points to the Washington Commanders and two heartbreakers to the Baltimore Ravens, first by three in overtime and then one point.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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