Example Sentences

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They whirled away, turned a corner sharply, and soon were leaving the narrow, restricted streets of the down-town district which had been pulsing and glowering with heat all day.

From Stubble by Looms, George

At last there was a pause in the rush of selfish or jealous feeling which had been pulsing through her for weeks past, dictating all her actions, fevering all her thoughts.

From Sir George Tressady — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

For ten years a sentence had been pulsing through her mind.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Marshall, Edison

The eager lad, standing behind the great Akut, had been pulsing with anticipation and happiness.

From Son of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

That same thought had been pulsing excitedly in Bruce’s brain these last few minutes.

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.