How to Use heartbeat in a Sentence

heartbeat

noun
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  • The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
  • I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
  • One last check of the ears, the throat, the glands, the lungs, the heartbeat, and the you-know-whats.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2023
  • In Ohio and it, the heartbeat bill would limit it to about six weeks.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The clear blue sky went grey, then black, in what seemed like a few heartbeats.
    — Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But the heartbeat of the show, says McClure, is the sound that provides rhythm and movement to the text.
    — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Hands raised and backs bent, the dancers moved as one — a visible heartbeat in the center of the hall.
    — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The idea with the music was world breaking and to give a soul heartbeat of Lucia.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Besides that, Dre’s the heartbeat of our defense, Fred and him.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • From these, the whales might be able to sense her heartbeat quickening.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The chemistry between Clem and Kieran is the heartbeat of our film.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • Willie Munson was the heartbeat of pool in Milwaukee for the last 60 years.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Leading the charge as the heartbeat of the team is the crew chief: the eyes and ears of the day-to-day operations surrounding the team.
    — Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But these two men had names, and souls, and heartbeats, and fingerprints.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Beth bought a fetal Doppler to listen to Star’s heartbeat.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Forty years later, Metallica fans are the heartbeat of the band’s shows.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Protect your cash flow Cash flow is the heartbeat of your business.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • My wife 'is the heartbeat' of our charity Who does Kesha like for the Super Bowl?
    — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The bear belonged to a 4-year-old girl and had a recording of her mother’s heartbeat inside, according to the post.
    — Irene Wright The Idaho Statesman (tns), al, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Our heartbeat is that everyone’s welcome and has a seat at the table.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Seeing the shape of my pumping organ and listening to my heartbeat brought me to tears.
    — Pepita Sándwich, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • That’s already a very long time to survive without a heartbeat.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • Its mission was a grim reminder that the Everest climb is only a heartbeat from tragedy.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • In the days since the transplant, Haley Holland has felt and listened to her husband’s new heartbeat.
    — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
  • So Los Angeles, which is a much stronger team with running back Kyren Williams in the lineup, has a heartbeat.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The patient’s waters had broken, the baby’s heartbeat was dropping fast, and the child was in the breech position.
    — WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Panic disorder is felt in the body with symptoms like shortness of breath and a fast heartbeat.
    — Naomi Weinshenker, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
  • From the beach to the hospital, Wessels went without his own heartbeat for 45 minutes.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • For me, the two aforementioned discussions were the heartbeat of this retreat.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The crackle of needle on vinyl is silenced by a long, low heartbeat fading in and then a maelstrom of sound that serves as overture for the (dis)passion play to come.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 18 July 2023

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