Examples of pulsate in a Sentence
The lights pulsated with the music.
People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
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The book, by Marco Ramirez, rigs a narrative between the album’s recording and the club’s last hurrah, and at the show’s heart are songs from the album, many of them pulsating Cuban standards rich in subtext.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
The 1994 hit, known for its pulsating synths and provocative lyrics, is one of Nine Inch Nails’ most recognizable songs, charting in the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and leaving an impact on rock and electronic music.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
More a feature than a duet, but John’s emphatic vocals here pair well with the Gorillaz pulsating sound.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Getty Images News | Getty Images British national Tony Cross first set foot in Singapore in 1992, when the city-state’s main draws were its glitzy malls, the pulsating Zouk nightclub and the renowned Singapore Zoo.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
The 1994 hit, known for its pulsating synths and provocative lyrics, is one of Nine Inch Nails’ most recognizable songs, charting in the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and leaving an impact on rock and electronic music.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
More a feature than a duet, but John’s emphatic vocals here pair well with the Gorillaz pulsating sound.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Getty Images News | Getty Images British national Tony Cross first set foot in Singapore in 1992, when the city-state’s main draws were its glitzy malls, the pulsating Zouk nightclub and the renowned Singapore Zoo.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulsate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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