heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
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Vicky Barnes was the heartbeat of the diner who knew just about every customer who walked through the door.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s economic heartbeat is slowing - quietly, but measurably.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When a town relies on the health of its ocean for its economic heartbeat, an oil spill has the same impact as a meteor.
—Daniel Moss, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is the most common arrhythmia, characterized by an irregular and rapid heartbeat beginning in the upper chambers, or atria, of the heart.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s economic heartbeat is slowing - quietly, but measurably.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When a town relies on the health of its ocean for its economic heartbeat, an oil spill has the same impact as a meteor.
—Daniel Moss, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is the most common arrhythmia, characterized by an irregular and rapid heartbeat beginning in the upper chambers, or atria, of the heart.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbeat
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: a single contracting and expanding of the heart
Medical Definition
heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: one complete pulsation of the heart
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