quickening

Example Sentences

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I scanned nearby tables for friends but was distracted by a woman quickening her pace toward the only available stool at the counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

As the artificial-intelligence race intensifies, the speed with which the world’s biggest chip companies roll out each successive generation of computing products is quickening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Revenue from software add-ons also grew at a quickening pace.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

And they might increase the gradient and speed on the treadmill until you feel your heart beating faster and your breath quickening.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

There was absolutely no sound in the mine apart from his own rasping breath, the crunch of his footsteps, and the quickening thud of his heart.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz