heartbreak

Example Sentences

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“No one could’ve prepared us for the heartbreak we faced 6 weeks after our little miracle was born,” one mother wrote.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Images released by a local media outlet showed a woman being evacuated on a stretcher and scenes of heartbreak outside the school, with people crying and hugging each other.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

You can get your country heartbreak on with Ella Langley, Bailey Zimmerman and Cody Johnson, and then rock out with Counting Crows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

When the New York Mets missed the playoffs last year on the final day of the season, it seemed like a new low point in a franchise history filled with meltdowns, collapses and heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I look into Hudson’s eyes, and I know he’s not only rooting for my love, but he’s aching for the heartbreak that may be coming my way.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera