red heart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red heart
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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One of the diner windows is painted in memoriam to its sibling restaurant, Fox’s, on North Lake Avenue, with a large red heart and the words “Altadena In Our Hearts Forever, Fox’s 1955–2025.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
The Plook's replacement is an "equally tacky" trophy fashioned by Kevin - an arm with a red heart jutting out of it just above the elbow.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Two weeks ago, Delaney published a tight close-up photo of herself and Morgan with their faces nearly touching, captioning it “Pure love” with a red heart emoji and the hashtags #lucky and #grateful.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
The memorial wall was created in 2021 when a man, whose father died after contracting Covid-19, painted a red heart on the South Bank.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
It was a collage of shredded roof tiles surrounding a red heart covered in barbed wire.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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