Example Sentences

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The heat that had been palpitating through all the City's streets since early morning was swiftly giving place to a certain cool and odorous dampness.

From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank

Wheatley had been palpitating for five days straight at the prospect of coming here.

From An Ounce of Cure by Nourse, Alan Edward