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

If you or someone around you experiences symptoms of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat, confusion, or passing out, seek medical help immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They say they would have paid the £220 to have her vaccinated privately "in a heartbeat".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The heat from the small fire expanded and retracted with the tempo of a heartbeat.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young