How to Use heartache in a Sentence

heartache

noun
  • I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.
  • The loves and the losses and the heartache, and then the elation.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025
  • The pain, the heartache, the love — keep writing it down.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The pain, the heartache, the love — keep writing it down.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Every heartache and bump in the road brought me to the man of my dreams.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • That was where the heartache was waiting for the home team.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
  • There was strain, there was heartache, but in the end, fun and joy.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Here are some tips on how to do it with the least heartache.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Far from straight love songs, the tracks are tinged in heartache.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 16 May 2018
  • Far from straight love songs, the tracks are tinged in heartache.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 31 May 2018
  • Amill Principe and his wife know the meaning of heartache.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • But the last two years the Lancers have known mostly heartache.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • This has been a week of heartache for many of us in the Vogue office.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • For Cougars fans, that stretch has not just been 12 years of heartache.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Some of the Russian Dolls shared the heartache of their childhoods.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
  • There are evil forces at work in the world to bring havoc and heartache.
    — Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The next day, the agony of not knowing ended, but with the news came more heartache.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But from a life standpoint, a year that caused so much pain and heartache to the world.
    — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Yet the war is not the only cause for concern and heartache.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 9 May 2018
  • Katie Carter, one of Ryan's sisters, takes the stand to share her heartache.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2017
  • All the grind, the heartache, everything just came out.
    — Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Nobody missed a shot to end the game for a crushing heartache.
    — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • That same year, Gracey would suffer more heartache at the hands of his church.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
  • It is supposed to crash in a tsunami of heartache and pain.
    — Barry Pearce, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • An Amy Adams Oscar win in 2009 would save us a ton of heartache over the years.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
  • That is a massive loss in our industry and it’s caused a lot of heartache to a lot of working actors who rely on auditions to get jobs.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The narrative arc runs the gamut of human emotions from heartache and loss to resilience and courage, and finally to happiness and hope again.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • And while many of us hit the dance floor to forget our problems, these proud Angelenos bring their heartaches and anxieties right along with them.
    — Michael Tedder, SPIN, 7 May 2026
  • There was no heartache Tuesday night at Truist Park in metro Atlanta.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026

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