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Example sentences for "heart beat"

  • As we reached the door that you know, my heart beat so violently that I was hardly able to think.

  • Without knowing why, I turned pale and my heart beat violently.

  • For my part, my heart beat violently in my breast; but I succeeded in giving a cold expression to my face, as I bowed coldly to my former mistress, who just then reached her carriage, into which she got with her friend.

  • When Tomsky asked permission of his grandmother, the Countess, to present one of his friends to her, the young girl's heart beat violently.

  • My heart beat rapidly as I stole through the long dark corridor, past the ruins of the old convent of St. Clara, into the so-called third courtyard.

  • She greeted me in a modest and friendly manner, and my heart beat so that I could scarcely say a word in reply.

  • A man shut up in a diver's helmet and suit is not in a condition to feel much elation, but Dutch's heart beat rapidly as he resumed and stooped to gaze down at what he had found.

  • My heart beat as though everyone already knew that I had slipped into the society of the doomed, under false colours, and had been sent back with a protest.

  • In the meantime we stood motionless beside each other, and my heart beat so violently that I could not utter a word.

  • Certainly the conflict had made my heart beat faster, but even courage is not to be learnt in a day.

  • Cuthbert's heart beat so fast that he almost feared Robin would hear his deep breathing; but the man was looking down into the well, laughing to himself in the peculiarly malevolent fashion that Cuthbert had heard before.

  • How Cherry's heart beat as her fellow travellers pointed out the wall and chimneys of her destination, and the whole party reined up at the door!

  • Well, many a heart beat stronger, and many a tear was shed, And many a glass was tossed right off to "The Women of Mumbles Head!

  • And I thought while my heart beat wildly, What if He should come to mine, How would I strive to entertain And honor the Guest Divine!

  • My heart beat and I said a remarkably stupid thing: "How wonderful!

  • I noted the sullen, exhausted expression in her grey eyes; my heart beat at the beauty of her face.

  • A moment or two later he heard a rattling noise, which he recognised as that made by a horse shaking his harness, and once more Archy's heart beat high.

  • The lad's heart beat heavily, and he felt hot and half suffocated.

  • The breeze still held, and my heart beat quick at the thoughts of what was going to occur.

  • My heart beat with an extraordinary sensation of doubt and fear, as I saw her.

  • It was but momentary, and could hardly have accounted in itself for the way my heart beat.

  • It made my heart beat to think that it might mean that she was coming to me.

  • It made my heart beat to see her, for she was figured something like my Teuta, but broader, less shapely.

  • The prospect of a long walk up a hill with Zoe, and then a day spent in utter seclusion with her, fired his imagination and made his heart beat.

  • Vizard's heart beat tumultuously, wondering how Ina Klosking would receive him.

  • I caught her eye often fixed on me, and with a soft fear which my heart beat loud to read aright.

  • I kept out of it all, though I cannot deny that my heart beat faster.

  • Tabby was an eloquent speaker when the wrongs of her race inspired her tongue; and my heart beat, and my claws went out and in as I longed to fight for our down-trodden race.

  • How my heart beat as I thought, "Why is this?

  • Still he seemed to hesitate; and my heart beat fast.

  • My heart beat fast, but it was no time for thought.

  • The Cardinal looked at it; while the man stood with his head obsequiously bent, and my heart beat furiously.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "heart beat" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    before they; biblical interpretation; common law; heart beat; heart beating; heart failure; heart gave; heart leaped; heart sank; heart shall; heart was; heart went; heart will; heart would; hearted woman; heartily sorry; hearty shake; hearty welcome; hundred gulden; improve their; long white; make bread; nearly round; railroad companies; rigged vessel; seemed good