Examples of heartache in a Sentence
I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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The poet, who died in 1976, injects mournful omniscience into explorations of heartache.
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
An empty chair underscores this ever-present heartache.
—Gretchen Burns Bergman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
An empty chair underscores this ever-present heartache.
—Gretchen Burns Bergman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartache
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartache. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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heartache
noun
heart·ache
ˈhärt-ˌāk 
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