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Heartstrings is an English word with synonyms like love or compassion. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Heartstrings | Heartstring

Heartstrings meaning

  1. The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.
  2. Synonym of chordae tendineae (“the cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart”).
  3. The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.

Synonyms of Heartstrings

love compassion compassionateness

Related words

Other words often associated with Heartstrings or its synonyms:

sympathy mercy dear concupiscence passion hate beloved eros emotion lover dearest pity

Using Heartstrings

  • The main meaning on this page is: The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm. | Synonym of chordae tendineae (“the cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart”). | The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.
  • Useful related words include: love, compassion, compassionateness.
  • In the example corpus, heartstrings often appears in combinations such as: the heartstrings, your heartstrings, heartstrings of.

Context around Heartstrings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

inducing 1× fans 1× broken 1× blue 1×

Often after:

july 1× debbie 1× bobby 1× pulling 1× especially 1×

Sentence patterns with Heartstrings

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at the heartstrings 3× at your heartstrings 2× alma s heartstrings when she 1× and blue heartstrings 1× at the heartstrings as well 1× at the heartstrings especially paired 1× at the heartstrings of all 1× at your heartstrings debbie and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after months of 1× but dozens more 1× but tearing down 1× don t miss 1× every page of 1× giamatti pulled the 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the heartstrings 3× at your heartstrings 2× and blue heartstrings 1× campus in aptos 1× heartstrings as well 1× heartstrings the most 1×

Words around Heartstrings

Just before it in the word index:

heartstring 3 heartstopper 13 heartstone 2 heartspace 2 heartsick 11 heartsafe 2

Just after it in the word index:

heartthrob 67 heartthrobs 15 heartwarming 303 heartwood 21 heartwork 2 heartworm 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

abm 70 adsl 70 adua 70 agave 70 agricola 70 airdrie 70

Corpus analysis for Heartstrings

  • In this selection, "heartstrings" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, inducing, fans, broken, july, debbie and bobby stand out and add context to how "heartstrings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the heartstrings and at your heartstrings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heartstrings" sits close to words such as abm, adsl and adua, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heartstrings

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Those pull the broken heartstrings the most. (7 words)

Every page of this book pulls at your heartstrings. (9 words)

But dozens more pull at the red, white, and blue heartstrings. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Don’t miss this glorious musical that entertains, inspires and tugs at your heartstrings, July 6 through July 30. All performances are in the Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College campus in Aptos. (33 words)

Reacting to the sweet moment, one Twitter user wrote: ‘Jeff crying in the audience really pulled my heartstrings, Bobby is amazing and you can tell how much this means to them both’. (32 words)

After months of waiting, we finally have Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus in the form of The Boy and the Heron, ready to hit the screen and tug at your heartstrings. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

After months of waiting, we finally have Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus in the form of The Boy and the Heron, ready to hit the screen and tug at your heartstrings.

But tearing down Three Rivers was an emotional tug on the heartstrings.

Don’t miss this glorious musical that entertains, inspires and tugs at your heartstrings, July 6 through July 30. All performances are in the Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College campus in Aptos.

Every page of this book pulls at your heartstrings.

However, it was his heartfelt message that left a lasting impact, tugging at the heartstrings of all who read it.

If this news tugs at your heartstrings, Debbie and Dan would encourage everyone to prayerfully consider investigating the possibility of becoming a living kidney donor.

It pulls Alma’s heartstrings when she recalls sobbing alongside Urara while saying bye on the final day of the Shimukappu exchange.

Provocative and crass, this one somehow manages to tug at the heartstrings as well.

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Reacting to the sweet moment, one Twitter user wrote: ‘Jeff crying in the audience really pulled my heartstrings, Bobby is amazing and you can tell how much this means to them both’.

The concerts promise to be "an unforgettable night of songs and shenanigans", previous concerts have been described as "joy-inducing, heartstrings-pulling", "moving, witty and boisterous" and "remarkable and uplifting".

The episode, "Yesterday's Lie," pulls on fans' heartstrings as they watch Luz try to find her way home.

The instruments, voices and visuals blend for an immersive communal celebration with hints of sadness that tug at the heartstrings.

Their interactions effortlessly transition from the absurd to the heartfelt, blending moments of laughter with ones that tug at the heartstrings.

The performances are raw enough to tug at heartstrings without making one pity the characters.

There are emotional tensions that tug at the audience's heartstrings, but the comfort and sincerity of its characters provide new levels of relief.

Those pull the broken heartstrings the most.

But dozens more pull at the red, white, and blue heartstrings.

Giamatti pulled the heartstrings when he also thanked his late father.

He also praised the sauce and the feta cheese addition and said his memory was “evident in a plate like this”, which Dan said “pulled at the heartstrings”.

Neil the baby’s singing at the wedding really tugs at the heartstrings, especially paired with the montage of Nessa packing,’ user B.M. Badav wrote.

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Common combinations with heartstrings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "heartstrings" in a sentence?
An example: "After months of waiting, we finally have Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus in the form of The Boy and the Heron, ready to hit the screen and tug at your heartstrings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "heartstrings" from authentic English texts.
What does "heartstrings" mean?
Heartstrings means: The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.
What are synonyms of "heartstrings"?
Common synonyms of "heartstrings" include: love, compassion, compassionateness.
How many example sentences with "heartstrings" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "heartstrings", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.