heartbeat

Example Sentences

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Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Public Health officials are also warning people to seek medical help for signs of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat, confusion or passing out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

This time the staff couldn't find Felix's heartbeat, and his parents were told he had died.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

My heartbeat quickens and I turn toward Suma boldly.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera