heartthrob

Example Sentences

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"Nah, I don't think I'm a heartthrob to that age group," Danny said.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Drag was an important part of Ortiz’s approach to playing Jim Jimenez, the boundary breaking nonbinary pirate heartthrob on HBO’s cult show “Our Flag Means Death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Dawson’s Creek” made Van Der Beek a heartthrob more impactful than any of his contemporaries — a character more open than Jared Leto’s icy Jordan Catalano, and more altruistic than Luke Perry’s Dylan McKay.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

James Van Der Beek, best known as the sensitive heartthrob star of TV show “Dawson’s Creek,” died Wednesday at age 48, his publicist confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Call a suitor a heartthrob if he’s better than all previous candidates.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos