heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
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Vance is the first millennial to stand a heartbeat from the presidency.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Lisa Schein, 43, placed a stethoscope on Mireya Moody’s chest and listened carefully to the heartbeat that once belonged to her own daughter, Maddy.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025
In a stroke of good luck though, Smith’s unborn child had a healthy heartbeat, the doctor said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The court sided with the state, which argued the heartbeat begins about six weeks into a pregnancy.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Lisa Schein, 43, placed a stethoscope on Mireya Moody’s chest and listened carefully to the heartbeat that once belonged to her own daughter, Maddy.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025
In a stroke of good luck though, Smith’s unborn child had a healthy heartbeat, the doctor said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The court sided with the state, which argued the heartbeat begins about six weeks into a pregnancy.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbeat
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: a single contracting and expanding of the heart
Medical Definition
heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: one complete pulsation of the heart
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