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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Much like their youthful, emotional heartbeats, malls in the ’80s and ’90s bustled, becoming as quintessential to American culture as hot dogs and apple pie.
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Lyme is more complex and varied and can cause symptoms ranging from fever and rash to facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and even arthritis.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026
When a family loses a loved one, the team fills the box with fingerprints, hair locks and heartbeat strips.
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Then the cycle repeats with every single heartbeat.
—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Lyme is more complex and varied and can cause symptoms ranging from fever and rash to facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and even arthritis.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026
When a family loses a loved one, the team fills the box with fingerprints, hair locks and heartbeat strips.
—Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Then the cycle repeats with every single heartbeat.
—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 14 May. 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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