heart stands still
see heart misses a beat.
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How to use heart stands still in a sentence
A carriage passes you with drawn blinds, and your heart stands still.
The Devil | Joseph O'BrienThen John's heart stands still with a sudden fear, as he imagines that some terrible thing has occurred.
Miss Caprice | St. George RathborneMy heart stands still as I realize that it is Frick shouting.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanMy heart stands still when I remember the thundering of those forts, the premeditated destruction, the finality which each boom!
Lige on the Line of March | Glenna Lindsley BigelowGoing down the Yukon for the first time, one's heart stands still nearly half the time.
Alaska | Ella Higginson
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