- present tense form of pulsate (3rd person singular).
pulsates
Example Sentences
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Whatever your musical taste, “Musical Bodies” pulsates with spirit and soul alike.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 15, 2026
It’s etched into the curves of the mountains, the rhythm of the ocean, the aroma of coffee and the beat of music that pulsates through the city.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 26, 2023
Audaciously intercutting scenes of performance and the characters’ personal lives, Ranjith crafts a drama that pulsates with rage, humor, grief and magic, while daringly interrogating the very possibility of making political art.
From New York Times β Oct. 21, 2022
An electrified canopy pulsates like a billboard on the Strip, and the chorus materializes in costumes by Alejo Vietti that are color blocked to resemble the geometric paintings of Piet Mondrian.
From Washington Post β Mar. 18, 2022
A sentence Etienne once read aloud returns: Even the heart, which in higher animals, when agitated, pulsates with increased energy, in the snail under similar excitement, throbs with a slower motion.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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