Below you will find example sentences with "heart wants". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Heart Wants in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 8
  • Discovered as a combination around: wants
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 18.4 words

Words in this phrase

heart wants

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • heart can mean: A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. Common word
  • wants can mean: plural of want Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the heart wants what the 2× what the heart wants 2× and the heart wants what it 1× goes the heart wants what the 1× manwich villagethe heart wants what the 1× nevertheless the heart wants what it 1× the heart wants what it 1× what the heart wants and my 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the heart wants 3× and yet my 1× blanco attended her 1× nevertheless the heart 1× the pope of 1× the saying goes 1×

Common sentence endings:

the heart wants 2× into his life 1× over his sibling 1× photos of him 1× to be higher 1× wants though right 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

life 2× sibling 2× usually 1× delicious 1× dip 1× warm 1× creamy 1× queso 1× though 1× saying 1× goes 1× pope 1×

Related phrases

heart failure heart disease nobody wants heart muscle heart rate heart problems everybody wants heart attack beating heart

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

heart rate heart problems heart muscle heart failure heart disease heart attack

Just after it in the phrase index:

heat exhaustion heat pump heat stroke heat transfer heat waves heavily damaged

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

heart failure heart disease heart muscle heart rate heart problems heart attack

Same ending:

nobody wants everybody wants

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "heart wants" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 18.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the heart wants what the, what the heart wants, life, sibling and usually stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with heart failure, heart disease and nobody wants, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with heart wants

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The heart wants what the heart wants though, right? (9 words)

And yet, my heart wants it to be higher. (9 words)

The saying goes, the heart wants what the heart wants. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The 'Heart Wants What It Wants' hitmaker might have shared a kiss with the Canadian actor's twin sibling Dylan Spouse when they starred in 'The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody' in 2006, but 11-year-old Selena was swooning over his sibling. (44 words)

Nevertheless, the heart wants what it wants – and something tells us that Will’s going to fall head over heels for Electra once she comes strutting into his life. (29 words)

The heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart usually wants a delicious dip in warm, creamy queso. (19 words)

Question examples

The heart wants what the heart wants though, right? (9 words)

Example sentences (8)

The heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart usually wants a delicious dip in warm, creamy queso.

The heart wants what the heart wants though, right?

The saying goes, the heart wants what the heart wants.

The Pope of Manwich VillageThe heart wants what the heart wants.

Blanco attended her party and The Heart Wants What it Wants songstress posted photos of him.

Nevertheless, the heart wants what it wants – and something tells us that Will’s going to fall head over heels for Electra once she comes strutting into his life.

The 'Heart Wants What It Wants' hitmaker might have shared a kiss with the Canadian actor's twin sibling Dylan Spouse when they starred in 'The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody' in 2006, but 11-year-old Selena was swooning over his sibling.

And yet, my heart wants it to be higher.