heartbeat

Example Sentences

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Six weeks in, the pair sat in a hospital room holding their breath as a tiny heartbeat appeared on the screen, but later that day, Daisy began to bleed heavily.

From BBC

The viola sounds like a heartbeat heard through a stethoscope.

From Los Angeles Times

“Let us collaborate in bringing back the heartbeat of the city of Johannesburg,” Mr. Gwamanda said.

From New York Times

“As a Florida resident, you know, he didn’t give an answer about, ‘Would you have signed the heartbeat bill that Florida did, that had all the exceptions that people talk about?’”

From Washington Times

“Protecting an unborn child when there’s the detectable heartbeat is something that almost, probably, 99% of pro-lifers support,” he said.

From Reuters