How to Use heart in a Sentence

heart

noun
  • He has a bad heart.
  • When she heard the news, her heart filled with joy.
  • He put his hand on his heart.
  • She just couldn't find it in her heart to forgive them.
  • I could feel my heart pounding.
  • Have a heart! Can't you see he needs help?
  • I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be.
  • Then your heart starts to pound.
    — Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is where your heart is at.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • My heart aches for that poor boy.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Their hearts are the hearts of wolves.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • My heart doesn't feel okay with it.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Years ago, his heart would have raced.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, his heart even stopped.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Have your heart set on a white sand beach?
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Keep your faith strong, keep your heart strong.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • His heart was singing from his break as a nurse.
    — Charleen Richey, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Or a bride with your heart set on a cool suit?
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • Don’t be afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Guys played their hearts out, came up a run short.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • At the same time, the movie has a heart and soul.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • My heart was so stuck on a school for my whole process.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • To soothe is not to heal a wound, a heart, a bone.
    — Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • The true heart of the weapon, the thing that gives it life.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Our guys have taken that to heart.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
    — William Earl, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Have your heart set on a moody moment?
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • An empty head and a full heart.
    — Marc Jacobs, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026

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