as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
The collapse killed seven people, injured several others and gave his two girls what Michael Wood said was their first glimpse of the Gullah Geechee community’s longtime heartache and resilience.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
But the statistics are unlikely to ease the heartache of those wildlife fans who had come to know and love the bear.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
This tragic news has left us in shock and heartache.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
The song is situated in a larger collection of conflicting emotions, a varying negotiation of personal values amid heartache.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
But the statistics are unlikely to ease the heartache of those wildlife fans who had come to know and love the bear.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
This tragic news has left us in shock and heartache.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
The song is situated in a larger collection of conflicting emotions, a varying negotiation of personal values amid heartache.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
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Johnny Rockets Drown any potential sorrows in a free milkshake with an in-store purchase.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many of those recollections contain notes of sorrow.Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Comedy is a way for not just professional entertainers to process that existential grief, but a tool for anybody working through this massive threat to our democratic system.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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The silent anguish that Charles describes has dangerous real-world ramifications: After the death of a spouse, widowers experience higher rates of mortality, persistent depression, and social isolation than widows do.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The plot is on the heavy side: The Innocents plays with the mental anguish of a person desperately trying to make sense of the world around them while simultaneously dealing with their own emotional turmoil.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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The final freak in our trilogy, Robert Smith. R.C.: The Cure are known for atmospheric sounds and introspective lyrics about joy, love, and heartbreak.Nate Sloan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Willie Nelson, the ninety-one-year-old singer-songwriter, who has brought comfort and heartbreak and joy to his fans with a hundred and fifty-three albums, thirteen books, and more than a couple of arrests for marijuana possession, will soon publish his first-ever cookbook.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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