Example Sentences

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While he’s on the run, Sid’s mind palpitates with dread.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016

This is the first test of a new high-intensity underwater blue light source, and my heart palpitates in anticipation.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2012

The tender surface of Rodin's burnished bronze palpitates with life; Brancusi's pitted limestone is all idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

His heart palpitates; his limbs are weak; he cannot digest his food; he sweats easily; he gets out of breath.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cheek that blushes, the eye that moistens, and the heart that palpitates, are sureties of indwelling purity and candor.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee