quickened
Example Sentences
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Although his speech set a record for length, these moments quickened the pace of the evening and fit with the president's larger theme of American patriotism and accomplishment.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
If you were already calm, your heart rate may have quickened with excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Singers from Sarah Vaughan to Mahalia Jackson and Peggy Lee have drawn out its cradle-song calm, while such jazz instrumentalists as Stan Getz and John Coltrane have often quickened its pulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
But as I was freaking out that she might have been saying she’d seen me in the video, my pulse suddenly quickened because—oh, my God!—I’d been there with Paul before.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
