heart-stopping
adjective
heart-stop·ping
ˈhärt-ˌstä-piŋ 
: extremely shocking or exciting
a heart-stopping adventure
heart-stopping views
heart-stoppingly
adverb
a heart-stoppingly suspenseful film
a heart-stoppingly beautiful view
Examples of heart-stopping in a Sentence
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
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With Sánchez an inning away from the record, there was a heart-stopping moment as Manny Machado lifted a fly ball to left that Edmundo Sosa caught just in front of the wall leading off the fourth.
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
With Sánchez an inning away from the record, there was a heart-stopping moment as Manny Machado lifted a fly ball to left that Edmundo Sosa caught just in front of the wall leading off the fourth.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Both keepers, Cleveland and Seattle counterpart Andrew Thomas, made some heart-stopping saves after halftime.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
With Sánchez an inning away from the record, there was a heart-stopping moment as Manny Machado lifted a fly ball to left that Edmundo Sosa caught just in front of the wall leading off the fourth.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Both keepers, Cleveland and Seattle counterpart Andrew Thomas, made some heart-stopping saves after halftime.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart-stopping
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-stopping. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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