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
Erin McClory, a fellow “Buffy” fan, joined O’Brien outside of Hulu’s headquarters and held a poster depicting a wooden stake through a broken heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
She had a "broken heart that words can not describe", she added.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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
I folded my hands across my chest, as if to keep my broken heart from falling clean out of my body.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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