How to Use heart rate in a Sentence

heart rate

noun
  • His heart rate read 38 beats per minute.
    — Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Their heart rate jumps, their hands sweat, and doubts take over.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • His heart rate eased to 117 bpm.
    — Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • What is a healthy resting heart rate?
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • This number is your heart rate.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But heart rate doesn’t tell the whole story.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 17 June 2026
  • Sex can briefly raise heart rate and blood pressure.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
  • At that point, his heart rate spiked to 135 bpm.
    — Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The cold and snow slowed your heart rate, lessened the blood loss.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • The breaths slow your heart rate, while the math keeps your mind from racing.
    — Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To increase your heart rate, make a fist and pump your arms or grip hand weights.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sweat trickles down my neck, and my heart rate edges north of zone 2.
    — Peter Flax, Men's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • My heart rate is going up right now just talking about it.
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Your heart rate slows and signals to the brain and lungs increase.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Except this time, his heart rate stayed there, and never went up.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Your breathing and heart rate increase.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Jules is a great dancer (obv) and busts a move on the reg, which helps keep her heart rate up for sure!
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • After this, his heart rate has reached 202 beats per minute.
    — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Their blood pressure and heart rate seem to settle out pretty quick.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At one point his resting heart rate went up to around 200 beats per minute.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 1 July 2024
  • One way to assess your pace is to track your heart rate with a fitness device.
    — Cyra-Lea Drummond, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Part of that is because their resting heart rate is 12 years old.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • Standing over the ball in the sand, his heart rate climbed again to 136 bpm.
    — Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Expect your heart rate to climb thanks to this nonstop movement.
    — Megan Falk, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025
  • During dental surgery, his blood pressure and heart rate were low.
    — Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • This rapid jump-in demand can quickly spike your heart rate and breathing rate.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Feb. 2024
  • When force production drops, pace feels harder, even at the same heart rate.
    — Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The app tracks heart rate, speed, cadence, and distance data on the screen.
    — Diana Kelly Levey, Health, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The baby’s heart rate was slowing, her midwife said.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026

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