How to Use pacemaker in a Sentence
pacemaker
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And with that, the first implantable pacemaker had its start.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
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In one case, a pacemaker was still attached.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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The signals are to the subway what a pacemaker is to the heart.
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 15 June 2017
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Now with some help from a pacemaker, Packard has slowed down, but isn't quite done yet.
—Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
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If the sinus node fails there are backup pacemakers that take over.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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Acetylcholine binds to special pacemaker cells to slow the heart rate down.
—Anne R. Crecelius, The Conversation, 20 June 2019
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Yes, the newest on-the-market pacemaker has just done the trick.
—Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
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Soon enough, my bill for the pacemaker transplant arrived by mail.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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His heart wasn’t beating fast enough, so doctors added a pacemaker.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
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These can include pacemakers, stents, piercings and screws in bones.
—Michaela Maya-Mrschtik, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
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So your pacemaker isn’t part of your tomato garden.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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The case in the book that is the most revealing involves the smart pacemaker case.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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The mother of two suffered from heart problems and had a pacemaker.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021
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Later on, Savtchenko hopes this method can be used to build a better pacemaker.
—Angela Chen, The Verge, 18 May 2018
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Last year, Netanyahu had surgery to implant a pacemaker in his heart.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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Flair received a pacemaker and had part of his bowel removed.
—Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 1 Oct. 2017
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They are recorded, but it would be picked up during a three-month or six-month pacemaker checkup.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Once that final pacemaker dropped out, Sawe came alive and began to turn the screws.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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Doctors placed a pacemaker in his chest about seven years ago, but there's only so much his heart can do.
—Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 25 Dec. 2019
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During a blackout, there was no way to charge the pacemaker’s battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2018
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If your patient has a pacemaker, triple-check that your prospective alarm does not use magnets in any form.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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He was taken to a hospital and a pacemaker was installed in his heart.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 6 July 2021
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But if the pacemaker is just a temporary precaution, it’s all got to come out.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 16 July 2021
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When our body temperature warms up, the pacemaker of our heart begins to speed up.
—Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
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Irwin had to then go through a second surgery to remove the pacemaker, the complaint said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024
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The electrodes can remain in place for life, but the pacemaker needs to be replaced every nine years.
—Tasnim Ahmed, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
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The doctors, in need of a miracle, installed a pacemaker and called a priest to give the child last rites.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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Two and a half years ago, Cameron had a heart block and was too small for a conventional pacemaker.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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But what happens if, say, grandpa had a hip replacement or a pacemaker?
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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At just 27 years old, a pacemaker was implanted in his chest to help with his heart issues.
—Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 30 May 2021
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