Examples of heart rate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For general feelings of stress and overwhelm, Fisher suggested trying to stimulate your autonomic nervous system, which controls heart rate, digestion, breathing and blood pressure.
—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Diaphragmatic breathing helps reduce blood pressure and heart rate, increase the amount of oxygen in the blood, and rid your lungs of gas waste.
—Currie Engel, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
Baby Sixx also had a rare heart arrhythmia known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which caused his heart rate to spike to more than 200 beats per minute at times.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
As the blood flowed into the patient, their blood pressure strengthened from 60 over 40 to 101 over 55, while their rapid heart rate began to ease.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart rate
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Diaphragmatic breathing helps reduce blood pressure and heart rate, increase the amount of oxygen in the blood, and rid your lungs of gas waste.
—Currie Engel, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
Baby Sixx also had a rare heart arrhythmia known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which caused his heart rate to spike to more than 200 beats per minute at times.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
As the blood flowed into the patient, their blood pressure strengthened from 60 over 40 to 101 over 55, while their rapid heart rate began to ease.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart rate
Cite this Entry
“Heart rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20rate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share