- present tense form of pulse (3rd person singular).
pulses
Example Sentences
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But outrage pulses more readily through in “Freefall.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Those are hardly words that send investors’ pulses racing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
At ultrarelativistic energies, the nuclei pass through each other so quickly that they pull the newly created plasma into brief, intense acceleration pulses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The pain pulses throughout my body and makes me weak, makes me surrender.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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