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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a beat of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a brief pause or moment in time, often in a poetic or metaphorical context.
Example: "There was a beat of silence before she responded, making everyone in the room hold their breath."
Alternatives: "a moment of" or "a pause of".
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A beat of silence.
A beat of life goes on.
The poetic verse has a beat of its own.
There wasn't a beat of work she skipped.
"They can say 'Fuck you in your ass' just with a beat of an eyelash".
There's a beat of anticipation, and the bright lights snap on.
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And there would be a beating of a detainee at least once a week".
Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren took a beating of a different kind, being pummeled by plummeting stock prices.
One was said to have received a beating of 800 lashes for an unspecified sin.
Later, she whips eggs with an intensity that foreshadows a beating of the uppity child.
Sooner or later, it was felt, justice would be done.That confidence has taken a beating of late.
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