heartache
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For years, I would come home from figure-skating practice bruised from falling, exhausted from trying not to fall and tender from the ambient heartache of being a teenager.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Still, she never really gives away the details of what caused her parents such heartache.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Teddy Thompson’s voice is a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy and caverns of heartache.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
If only more 20-somethings knew the importance of saving and investing early, it would save a lot of heartache later on.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
For the surviving black community, there would be more obstacles to opportunity and progress and much heartache.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson had a unique ability to capture young imaginations while touching on adult hopes and heartaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“It tells me that all the time, effort, heartaches, soccer trainings, tournaments, bad and good days were totally worth it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“This is an intriguing novel filled with surprises, thrills, triumphs, and the heartaches of a family connected through time and circumstance.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
"Mo" marks the first time American audiences get an honest glimpse into the life of a Palestinian American family living in Houston, complete with all laughs, heartaches, struggles and joys that it entails.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2022
That she could have lived quietly and saved everyone the heartaches that would come.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing heartache
Vocabulary from Langston Hughes's "Jazz as Communication"
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