heart-free
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of heart-free
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Hope interpreted the glance to mean that she was heart-free and to be won by him who could stir her heart.
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames
Yet she had come out of the throng to Warwickshire heart-free.
From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Now there was the chant of a heart-free nature engaged again in vigorous toil, in wresting the recurrent glory of surging life and hope from the powers of darkness and bitter, benumbing cold.
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
The bride did not live long, nor does the union seem to have been a love affair; as Rezanoff's infatuation with the daughter of a Spanish don later seemed to indicate a heart-free lover.
From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
She had done her best, but had I been still heart-free I never could have married her.
From Moods by Alcott, Louisa May
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