heart-stopping

Example Sentences

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It was a heart-stopping moment for the couple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Thousands flocked to the city of Weimar for a recent festival that celebrated the linguistic tradition with workshops, cabaret performances and even heart-stopping circus acrobatics.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Perhaps the abiding memory from this heart-stopping day will be the din made by India's fans during what turned out to be the final moments.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

It’s both heart-stopping and frighteningly believable, a tale of desire and destruction that will go down as the definitive take on the vampire for this generation.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

In seven days the only creatures Torak had encountered were birds and voles .and once, with heart-stopping suddenness, a hunting party: three men, two women and a dog.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver