How to Use heartbreaker in a Sentence

heartbreaker

noun
  • The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
  • Did your team lose a heartbreaker on a late-game free-kick goal?
    — Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • And then, there are the heartbreakers.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • God, that one’s a heartbreaker, man.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
  • To any film fan, the loss of these festivals is a heartbreaker.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Man, what a heartbreaker for a Colts team that had turned on the jets this season.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The last one was a heartbreaker to the rival Raiders on the last last last play of the game.
    — Jim Derry, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The song is about a heartbreaker of a conman who moves in high social circles.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • What may seem like simple differences can lead to a heartbreaker by the end of the game.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • But there have been a handful of heartbreakers for the Wildcats.
    — Joe Mussatto, ajc, 21 Sep. 2017
  • But that heartbreaker shouldn't overshadow just how good the team has been in the second half of the season.
    — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • How will the Hawkeyes bounce back after a heartbreaker against Penn State?
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The Coyotes won for just the second time since that April 7 heartbreaker.
    — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The Rams went through 10 innings last year in the state championship game and lost a heartbreaker by a run.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
  • The Bruins coughed up a heartbreaker against Fresno State, and there’s no time to lick their wounds.
    — J. Brady McCollough Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The Pistons are 3-1 in those games, with the loss a one-point heartbreaker to Charlotte.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Boone was only 5-6 a year ago, and lost a heartbreaker in the first round of the playoffs to Lake Mary.
    — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • The Huskies, with six future major-leaguers on the team, lost a heartbreaker to Oregon.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2022
  • And the nation as a whole is in revenge mode after 2022’s all-time heartbreaker finale.
    — Christopher Hamill, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Tri-West lost a 37-35 heartbreaker to Plainfield on a last-second field goal.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2020
  • One of those three defeats was last year's 20-19 heartbreaker at home to the Crimson Tide.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, all three women were heartbreakers — a major vibe shift after the two couples who broke up early this season ended because of the men.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the Democratic leadership right now — that’s a heartbreaker.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Chargers dropped a heartbreaker in overtime to the Chiefs, 23-20.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2020
  • On January 9 this year, the day after the heartbreaker loss, his waiver request was denied.
    — Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The final one, from Harris, was a heartbreaker as the running back was nine yards away from the end zone with minutes left and the Pats down by one point.
    — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The reality check ended with a heartbreaker.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately for the Cowboys, this one would be a heartbreaker.
    — R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Bobcats then lost a heartbreaker to Boston College to end their hopes of repeating as champs.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Kansas lost a heartbreaker to Arizona State in 2024.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

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