heartbreak
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Before Ms. Parton, most female country singers cultivated staid, reserved images and achieved success with heartbreak ballads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But what followed was three years of heartbreak when Hayley suffered a placental abruption at 19 weeks pregnant and was told her baby boy, who they had named Oscar, had died.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Buffeted by desire, loss and heartbreak, the unnamed narrator asks: “Who invented the human heart, I wonder? Tell me and then show me the place where he was hanged.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The answers may come with regret or heartbreak, but they may also come with glorious satisfaction and unbelievable revelations.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
His eyes held a trace of that heartbreak, as if he were seeing all that suffering for the first time.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
A record-smashing, boundary-breaking tennis champion, Serena Williams relives her highlights and heartbreaks, on and off the court.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
McIlroy had not won a major for 11 years after his fourth major win in 2014 at age 25, experiencing many heartbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I didn’t get nearly enough corn or tomatoes, and heartbreak of heartbreaks, I missed the figs completely.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
The social media frenzy about Swift's engagement news marks yet another high point in the fans' huge interest and fascination in her love life - including her past relationships and heartbreaks.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
“She’s almost three months old, but he’s never seen her. That’s one of the biggest heartbreaks in this case.”
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
