Example Sentences

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Federer developed rivalries, started losing heartbreakers and displayed a vulnerable side.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But there are some devastating heartbreakers on this record, the kind of song that gets under your skin whether you want it to or not.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

Some of them have been heartbreakers for Penn State.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The last time Penn State and Utah made appearances in the Rose Bowl, they lost hard-fought heartbreakers that were among the most entertaining contests in the game’s history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Dumpers may not always be the heartbreakers, and the Dumpees may not always be the heartbroken.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green