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Heartbeat is an English word with synonyms like pulse or moment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Heartbeat in a sentence

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Heartbeat meaning

  1. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
  2. The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
  3. A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.

Synonyms of Heartbeat

pulse moment new york minute wink twinkling trice split second jiffy instant flash recurrent event periodic event beat pulsation minute

Using Heartbeat

  • The main meaning on this page is: One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. | The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator. | A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.
  • Useful related words include: pulse, moment, new york minute, wink.
  • In the example corpus, heartbeat often appears in combinations such as: the heartbeat, in heartbeat, heartbeat of.

Context around Heartbeat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Heartbeat

  • In this selection, "heartbeat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irregular, normal, rotary, house, bill and directly stand out and add context to how "heartbeat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in a heartbeat and a fetal heartbeat is detected. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heartbeat" sits close to words such as abba, abdomen and anomaly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heartbeat

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But in today’s social media-centric world, you can be canceled in a heartbeat. (15 words)

Athena had a heartbeat that was fast at 300 beats a second, while the average is 120. (17 words)

Emperor Eye allowed Akashi to read every minute movement of his opponent (including their heartbeat, breathing, twitches, etc.). (18 words)

Jenny tells the doctors she couldn’t sleep all night until she could feel Katie’s heartbeat in her hand and if she does, at some point Katie’s heartbeat will be from inside her and wherever she goes, Katie will always be with her. (45 words)

For the first time this season we had a starting offensive lineman miss a significant period of a game, and it happened to be our best offensive lineman, Quinn Meinerz, who left in the first half with an irregular heartbeat after playing 35 snaps. (44 words)

Ball continued to rack up TV roles after I’m a Celebrity, including roles in Heartbeat, BBC's Last of the Summer Wine and - perhaps most famously - as Frank in the long-running Lee Mack sitcom, Not Going Out. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

About one-third of the athletes had an ICD, which is a device that can deliver an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat when a life-threatening irregular heartbeat is detected.

Proceeds from the day were dedicated to Heartbeat's new project to purchase carpets for the Rotary Heartbeat House at the University Hospital Southampton.

Jenny tells the doctors she couldn’t sleep all night until she could feel Katie’s heartbeat in her hand and if she does, at some point Katie’s heartbeat will be from inside her and wherever she goes, Katie will always be with her.

On the Friday before the holiday weekend, Ohio Governor John Kasich the so-called “heartbeat bill,” a measure that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which occurs as early as around six weeks.

Other research suggests that it does not relate to the heartbeat directly, but rather the speed of emotional affect, which also influences heartbeat.

A circular visual display shows how far and in which direction an enemy currently is, while an audible heartbeat sensor lets Seer players know how much health their opponent has.

After the Supreme Court released the decision, abortion in Ohio quickly became illegal when a baby’s heartbeat can first be detected, which is typically at around six weeks of pregnancy.

An intrinsic part of our life, the towns and villages across our District contribute not only to jobs and the local economy - they are the very heartbeat of every local community.

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An irregular heartbeat was a less common side effect, occurring in 10 participants who received Arexy and 4 participants who received a placebo.

As our world spins rapidly, evolving and transforming with each passing day, it becomes evident that the heartbeat of a prosperous society lies in the mindset of its people.

Athena had a heartbeat that was fast at 300 beats a second, while the average is 120.

At this point, they can hear their parent’s heartbeat, growling stomach, and blood flow through the umbilical cord, as well as noises that occur outside the body, such as their parent’s voices and music.

Ball continued to rack up TV roles after I’m a Celebrity, including roles in Heartbeat, BBC's Last of the Summer Wine and - perhaps most famously - as Frank in the long-running Lee Mack sitcom, Not Going Out.

Benjamin resigned in scandal shortly after being appointed, and was briefly the top-ranking Harlemite in office and a heartbeat away from the governor’s office.

But in today’s social media-centric world, you can be canceled in a heartbeat.

Despite misgivings about her life after Big Brother, Chantelle - who also appeared on Ultimate Big Brother in 2010 - admits she would go back in a heartbeat.

Despite this and the opposition she came up against, Amy said she would do it all again ‘in a heartbeat’.

Emperor Eye allowed Akashi to read every minute movement of his opponent (including their heartbeat, breathing, twitches, etc.).

For the first time this season we had a starting offensive lineman miss a significant period of a game, and it happened to be our best offensive lineman, Quinn Meinerz, who left in the first half with an irregular heartbeat after playing 35 snaps.

Hamlin’s heartbeat was restored on the field as staff tended to him, the Bills have said, before he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

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Common combinations with heartbeat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "heartbeat" in a sentence?
An example: "About one-third of the athletes had an ICD, which is a device that can deliver an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat when a life-threatening irregular heartbeat is detected." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "heartbeat" from authentic English texts.
What does "heartbeat" mean?
Heartbeat means: One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
What are synonyms of "heartbeat"?
Common synonyms of "heartbeat" include: pulse, moment, new york minute, wink, twinkling, trice, split second, jiffy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "heartbeat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "heartbeat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.