pulse

Example Sentences

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When I checked my pulse, it was racing.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

"That tells us that something in the sample is emitting terahertz light, after it got kicked by our initial terahertz pulse."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Curators, writers, actors and directors met several times a week to zero in on each piece, shaping it beat-by-beat while searching for its emotional pulse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The arrival of the soapy “Scream 7” is a rare example of a 1990s cultural artifact that has survived, though its pulse is weakening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

I pasted on a smile and hoped she couldn’t hear my pulse hammering.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry