How to Use heartache in a Sentence

heartache

noun
  • I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.
  • Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Far from straight love songs, the tracks are tinged in heartache.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 31 May 2018
  • Far from straight love songs, the tracks are tinged in heartache.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 31 May 2018
  • There was strain, there was heartache, but in the end, fun and joy.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • But there is still constant heartache.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • There are evil forces at work in the world to bring havoc and heartache.
    — Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Every heartache and bump in the road brought me to the man of my dreams.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • But the last two years the Lancers have known mostly heartache.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Nobody missed a shot to end the game for a crushing heartache.
    — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • But from a life standpoint, a year that caused so much pain and heartache to the world.
    — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Hey, who hasn’t worn black to get over heartache on a Eurotrip?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2025
  • The loves and the losses and the heartache, and then the elation.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025
  • And here is the most popular girl, singing about their heartache.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Her lyrics are heavy on angst and heartache and her voice is commanding.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2025
  • From the spooky, to the surreal, through heartache and hope.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And again this is where the law is intertwined with heartache and tragedy.
    — Clare Hymes, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021
  • And again this is where the law is intertwined with heartache and tragedy.
    — Clare Hymes, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2021
  • This has been a week of heartache for many of us in the Vogue office.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • For Cougars fans, that stretch has not just been 12 years of heartache.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The journey involves heartache and self-doubt.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • That same year, Gracey would suffer more heartache at the hands of his church.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
  • To see her again on the big screen is to weep with her, with heartache and gratitude.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
  • The next day, the agony of not knowing ended, but with the news came more heartache.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
  • By the end of the first night, her dog would be dead and she would be left with heartache and questions.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 7 July 2021
  • The only way to go is through, and sometimes that means a lot of heartache and love and loss.
    — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • All that joy, heartache and candor becomes fuel for the stage.
    — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Biden family has faced more than its share of heartache over the years.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
  • The new book, released Tuesday, is filled with heartache and loss.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025

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