How to Use pulsate in a Sentence

pulsate

verb
Definition of pulsatenext
Synonyms for pulsatenext
  • The lights pulsated with the music.
  • People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
  • Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
  • All of the models came out and danced along, a pulsating mess of smiles and flowing fabrics.
    — Harry Hill, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • In the past, such measurements appeared to reveal that the star pulsates.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2017
  • The final five minutes were pulsating, with a series of ties and lead changes.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Not on this night, not in a ballpark that kept pulsating with every pitch.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 18 Oct. 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 ode to wish-fulfillment opens with a pulsating synth beat and Taeyeon’s husky vocals.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The woman awakens to this strange new world’s pulsating life.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 21 June 2019
  • In 2018, a pulsating light was added to the Mustang's push-button start in attempt to look like a beating heart.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Linger on one of the lounge chairs along the water catching the last rays of sun while sipping rosé and swaying to the pulsating music matching the rhythm of the waves.
    — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • For one thing, the A’s will draw a lively, pulsating crowd that reminds nobody of the bleak scenes unfolding through the years.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • But on the right, the fear pulsating through the collective veins – the caravan! the caravan!
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Glass windows pulsate with what’s coming off the DJ’s turntables.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Spirit can pulsate through your body with vigor in the halls of a nightclub or when the organ opens up for the first note on Easter Sunday.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 29 July 2022
  • 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
  • That means greater Houston was pulsated with two of the most scintillating sports events in the history of the city.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The pulsating blue light lasted a few minutes and could be seen around Queens and Manhattan.
    — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Everything is loud, bright, and your head is pulsating with pain.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health, 17 Jan. 2024
  • And the teardrop pulsates inward and outward toward the companion.
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Pockets of moderate to heavy rain will pulsate through the region from the morning hours through the late afternoon.
    — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The pulsating jets of air remove heat from the heat spreader at the bottom of the AirJet with high efficiency.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2023
  • As the sun dipped below the skyline, the park transformed into a pulsating hub of soca fervor.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 July 2024
  • Newer species come with pulsating lights or die-cut air vents or extra wheels and buttons.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Jump squats: To get your body moving and your calves pulsating, try jumping squats to activate your core.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 July 2024
  • The sensations pulsated and burned, seeming to originate deep in the bones.
    — Jenna Birch, Health.com, 20 May 2020
  • They can then be broken down into sub-types, like rotating, oscillating, and pulsating.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024

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