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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And in this new quiet, his heartbeat seemed broadcast in stereo.
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Counsell believes Rea’s low, steady heartbeat is a strength of the veteran’s.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
So detectives go to the doctor’s office with a warrant and get the heartbeat data to use it against the guy in a court of law.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Counsell believes Rea’s low, steady heartbeat is a strength of the veteran’s.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
So detectives go to the doctor’s office with a warrant and get the heartbeat data to use it against the guy in a court of law.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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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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