quickening
Example Sentences
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"My pulse was quickening as I was unwrapping the bubble," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
They would give knowledge to each man who came to them, they said, ripe wisdom and a quickening of the spirit.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
