broken heart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broken heart
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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"You can't move. You're like a prisoner and you didn't do anything wrong," she told AFP, saying that the woman for whom she cared would "have a broken heart."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 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
The announcement concluded, saying “She will be missed so much our hearts are breaking” followed by three broken heart emojis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“It’s with a broken heart that I’ve decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry’s,” Greenfield wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
“My name is on the first leaf. If you can ever write under my name, “I forgive her,” though ever so long after my broken heart is dust pray do it!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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