Examples of heartbreaker in a Sentence
The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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In baseball state finals, Orangewood Christian lost an extra-inning heartbreaker to Canterbury while East Ridge lost to Sarasota in a Class 7A softball region semifinal.
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Avery, a shy and self-critical perfectionist, is drawn to Taylor but wary of her reputation as a heartbreaker.
—Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The New York Knicks lost a heartbreaker to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The last time Tampa hosted the Final Four in 2019, the Huskies lost a five-point heartbreaker to rival Notre Dame after leading at halftime, the second in what would become a four-year streak of semifinal losses.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Avery, a shy and self-critical perfectionist, is drawn to Taylor but wary of her reputation as a heartbreaker.
—Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The New York Knicks lost a heartbreaker to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The last time Tampa hosted the Final Four in 2019, the Huskies lost a five-point heartbreaker to rival Notre Dame after leading at halftime, the second in what would become a four-year streak of semifinal losses.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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