heartbeat

Example Sentences

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She and Justin held their daughter for a few precious moments as her heartbeat stilled, marveling at her perfect tiny fingers and toes and whispering private words of love.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Most of the time, solitons behave in a steady and predictable way, producing regular pulses similar to a heartbeat.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

ETFs can defer gains by engaging in a tax maneuver called a heartbeat trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Wills said: "In a heartbeat, he said he'd come back and do it again."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I crouched low, my breathing heavier, my heartbeat faster.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas