Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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But that heartbreaker shouldn't overshadow just how good the team has been in the second half of the season.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Under Montoya’s leadership, Bay FC made the NWSL playoffs in its inaugural season, losing a heartbreaker to eventual league runner-up Washington.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
After 16-14 heartbreaker, motivation shouldn’t be issue.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Under Montoya’s leadership, Bay FC made the NWSL playoffs in its inaugural season, losing a heartbreaker to eventual league runner-up Washington.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
After 16-14 heartbreaker, motivation shouldn’t be issue.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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