broken heart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broken heart
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I was lucky to get out with only a broken heart, not a broken life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
"My mum and dad weren't together, so I always think it was a bit of a broken heart as well," said Meg.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
The child suffered from a broken heart; she wept ceaselessly.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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