How to Use pulsate in a Sentence

pulsate

verb
  • The lights pulsated with the music.
  • People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
  • Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
  • Then looks came out to a pulsating beat.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Claire’s veins begin to pulsate.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Not on this night, not in a ballpark that kept pulsating with every pitch.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The tool pulsates at two speeds—high and low—and is recommended for all skin types.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The brain pulsates with every breath, but metal electrodes stay in place.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Those emotions haven’t just lingered but pulsated in the weeks since.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Everything is loud, bright, and your head is pulsating with pain.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The woman awakens to this strange new world’s pulsating life.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 21 June 2019
  • Beren Cross analyses a pulsating cup tie.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The final five minutes were pulsating, with a series of ties and lead changes.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • All of the models came out and danced along, a pulsating mess of smiles and flowing fabrics.
    — Harry Hill, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The pulsating heat from a fan base that doesn’t accept mediocrity is now squarely on you.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • All to the happy pulsating sound of sprinklers.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In the past, such measurements appeared to reveal that the star pulsates.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Thick veins pulsate along his tawny arms, which move in concert over the gold-grey nylon fishing net sprawled in front of him.
    — The Economist, 13 Jan. 2021
  • The catchy song features funkadelic basslines, pulsating drums, and their sharp vocals and rap flow.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The ode to wish-fulfillment opens with a pulsating synth beat and Taeyeon’s husky vocals.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The device projects a pulsating blue light on the ceiling that starts as a dot and expands into a halo.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • From the moment the new format was announced last year, buzz has been pulsating through the Tour’s ranks.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The combination of the pain and the pulsating eye was disabling.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Now the river’s surface seemed to be pulsating as swaths of disturbed water appeared and spread over the film.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Glass windows pulsate with what’s coming off the DJ’s turntables.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Its stylish decor and pulsating music create an ideal backdrop for dancing the night away.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The kids loved it; parents were outraged by the pulsating herky jerky guitar chopping music.
    — Mike Oliver, AL.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • All of your dodges, jabs, and uppercuts pulsate to an understated beat between the ropes.
    — Luke Winkie, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2021
  • And the teardrop pulsates inward and outward toward the companion.
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2020
  • As the sun dipped below the skyline, the park transformed into a pulsating hub of soca fervor.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 July 2024

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