as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
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Recent Examples of heart-stopping
The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Losing sight of a dog during a walk can be a heart-stopping experience for any pet owner.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
On the silver screen, Chris Pine has played heart-stopping action heroes.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The summit brings heart-stopping views of glacial valleys, sky-high waterfalls plunging through the rocky cliffs, and cascades of water far below.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heart-stopping
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Losing sight of a dog during a walk can be a heart-stopping experience for any pet owner.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
On the silver screen, Chris Pine has played heart-stopping action heroes.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The summit brings heart-stopping views of glacial valleys, sky-high waterfalls plunging through the rocky cliffs, and cascades of water far below.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heart-stopping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart-stopping
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Located in northern Spain, along the Bay of Biscay and between the popular cities of Bilbao and San Sebastián, the Urola Coast of Basque Country is a breathtaking stretch of shoreline.—
Michelle Arellano Martin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela's breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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This season already has plenty of exciting acting talents to spot on the red carpets—including frontrunners such as Chase Infiniti, Renate Reinsve, and Rose Byrne.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Craft service had Cinnabons — that was exciting.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The band might be thematically diving into the past, but their present is equally thrilling.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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The stage is set for the medal games at the 2026 World Juniors following Sunday’s two excellent semifinals, highlighted by a thrilling Sweden-Finland overtime game that needed an eight-round shootout and the Czechs bouncing the Canadians for a third straight year in the elimination round.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Cowboys have mastered the art of entertaining and interesting better than any sports franchise in the world, but there is a redundancy that to the person who spends a lot of their money on it is justifiably checked out.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Seeing these guys unapologetically portrayed by an actor whose superpower is the audience is always with him was interesting.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart-stopping. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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