heartbreaker
Example Sentences
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The Cleveland Cavaliers, who fell 140-138 to Miami in an overtime heartbreaker on Monday, rallied to turn the tables with a 130-116 triumph over the Heat.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
“Sunday Love” — one of the best songs on the entire box set — soars, “High Sierra” is an absolute heartbreaker, and “Sunliner” is firmly in a country-rock mold.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025
Still, her notoriety as a heartbreaker has simultaneously granted her sainthood status from fans, who created fake prayer cards of the enchanting star to bolster their own love life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
“A heartbreaker for anyone human,” Jesse Green wrote in his New York Times review.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024
They ignored me and belted out the heartbreaker part where the mother must leave her baby.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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