heartbeat

Example Sentences

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‘Kharg is not just another asset. It is Iran’s economic heartbeat.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

They say they would have paid the £220 to have her vaccinated privately "in a heartbeat".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

And that decision has to be made in a heartbeat at the end of a mile-long ice chute covered at speeds exceeding 90 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Extended weightlessness generally wreaks havoc on the human body, often disrupting the space traveler’s heartbeat, balance and hormone levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Despite being a lizard, the water monster had warm blood, and his heartbeat bumped against his forearms.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young