Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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Simone’s cover of Sara Bareilles’ Waitress heartbreaker was stunning.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
The Friars lost an overtime heartbreaker to the Arizona Wildcats with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
But as much of a lift as the Hawks got from those performances, a late heartbreaker of a goal by Knights forward Ivan Barbashev brought the Hawks’ hopes of a comeback to a screeching halt.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The New Jersey native lost the ultimate heartbreaker to Hamlin by .01 seconds, the closest Daytona 500 in the event’s illustrious 66-year history.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
The Friars lost an overtime heartbreaker to the Arizona Wildcats with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
But as much of a lift as the Hawks got from those performances, a late heartbreaker of a goal by Knights forward Ivan Barbashev brought the Hawks’ hopes of a comeback to a screeching halt.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The New Jersey native lost the ultimate heartbreaker to Hamlin by .01 seconds, the closest Daytona 500 in the event’s illustrious 66-year history.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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