heartache
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Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • May 15, 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
“It’s with great sadness and heartache to announce the passing of my sweet dear Alex Ligertwood, my husband of 25 years, we knew each other for 36 years,” Brogan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
But the delay, the expense and, let’s face it, the heartache, defeated us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
There were men and women, children and elderly, of all colors and ethnicities, whispering in a dozen languages stories of heartache and spite, a perfect ghostly mirror to the living of the city.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing heartache
Vocabulary from Langston Hughes's "Jazz as Communication"
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