as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death
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Recent Examples of heartbreak
On the other side, though, the heartbreak for Marist runs deep.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike much of their work to date, Tunnel Vision steers almost entirely clear of romantic entanglements and heartbreak as subject matter.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Nationwide Insurance, 2015 The insurance company used a strange mix of heartbreak and guilt-tripping to try to entice viewers to buy its policies during Super Bowl 49.
—Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The five-time Grammys host is tasked with keeping the energy afloat while also reminding viewers of the destruction and heartbreak left in the aftermath of the L.A. fires all in the same breath.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike much of their work to date, Tunnel Vision steers almost entirely clear of romantic entanglements and heartbreak as subject matter.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Nationwide Insurance, 2015 The insurance company used a strange mix of heartbreak and guilt-tripping to try to entice viewers to buy its policies during Super Bowl 49.
—Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The five-time Grammys host is tasked with keeping the energy afloat while also reminding viewers of the destruction and heartbreak left in the aftermath of the L.A. fires all in the same breath.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Residents gathered in Hostages Square, outside Israel's defense headquarters, as sorrow set in across the country.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The sorrows of the women are also narrativized with poignancy and emotionality.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her character, psychotherapist and grief specialist Dr. Gabriela Torabi, was revealed to be the architect of the post-apocalyptic world where the show takes place.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tompa’s superb performance outlines the better version of herself that Orsolya would like to be, not least through her sincere, searching expressions of grief, but that integrity is often blurred by glibness and complacency.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The loss of 67 lives, many of them young people, fills me with anguish.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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It is filled with people waiting for resettlement, living with constant anguish while facing the risk of arrest and deportation.—
Anne Chan,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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