How to Use quicken in a Sentence
quicken
verb
- His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again.
- The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency.
- The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.
- Stimulants can quicken the heart rate.
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The breath quickens, the pupils dilate, the heart begins to pound.
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Diana Kwon,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2019
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In the second half, the paced quickened a bit as the New Albany lead grew.
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Kenzie Winstead,
The Courier-Journal,
16 Feb. 2018
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The force of her intellect and talent quickened the pace of the trees.
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Ryu Spaeth,
The New Republic,
7 Aug. 2019
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The statistic, in and of itself, did nothing to quicken the pulse.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2019
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If Cambiemos does well in the poll, the pace of reform should quicken.
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The Economist,
19 Oct. 2017
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True, there have been slow spots, but the pace is quickening.
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SFChronicle.com,
8 Mar. 2020
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His prose, like the river itself, has turns that quicken the pulse.
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Danny Heitman,
WSJ,
28 July 2022
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And ones touched by clean hands plus the soap and water ones were not exposed to the germs that cause the mold growth to quicken.
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Claudia Harmata,
PEOPLE.com,
18 Dec. 2019
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The heat also quickens up the thickening, which in the fridge would take hours.
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Kate Kassin,
Bon Appétit,
25 Jan. 2024
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Another is to grow the rough, harden the fairways, quicken the greens, tweak the tees.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2021
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Few things quicken the pulse like a kiss — except maybe a mad dash from a squadron of goons hot on your trail.
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Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2023
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His heart rate might begin to quicken, or his palms would start to sweat.
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Daniel Engber,
Slate Magazine,
17 Jan. 2017
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These twins rust in the rain and quicken with lubricant.
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Cecilia D'anastasio,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2022
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My pulse quickened, my cheeks felt flushed, and my eyes were desperate to dart and size up the pot.
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Idrees Kahloon,
The New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2024
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From these, the whales might be able to sense her heartbeat quickening.
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Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2024
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Asked not in anger—though the spices do quicken one’s heart rate—but in urgency.
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Pat Cassels,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2023
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The days are quickening as the sun sets sooner and sooner.
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G. Daniela Galarza,
Washington Post,
14 Sep. 2023
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In November 2019, the FCC moved to quicken the adoption by means of proposed new rules to split up the band.
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Roberto Baldwin,
Car and Driver,
23 Jan. 2020
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Zomorodi says no one would quicken an episode of The Office.
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Sharon Waters,
Wired,
1 Sep. 2020
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Then his footsteps quickened, and the 20-year-old’s unease built.
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Sarah Horner,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2017
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But there are some doubts as well, and a big one in the U.S. is quickening inflation.
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Thomas Black,
Bloomberg.com,
21 Feb. 2018
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In recent years, the pace of turnover of existing homes has quickened.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Orange County Register,
9 June 2017
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Then came the greenhouse gas rule, which quickened that effort by years, Ms. Lew said.
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Megan Kimble,
New York Times,
31 May 2024
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The question now becomes how much that pulse will quicken.
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John Mauldin,
Forbes,
10 June 2021
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As the drumming quickened, two performers walked out into the space between the cage and the crowd.
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The Washington Post,
NOLA.com,
14 May 2018
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Your pulse quickens with every slide—and there are several.
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Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
30 July 2024
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