Sentence examples for heart hammered from inspiring English sources

The phrase "heart hammered" is correct and usable in written English
This phrase generally implies a feeling of being overwhelmed by powerful emotions, typically fear or anxiety. For example: His heart hammered as he stepped into the room for his first job interview.

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My heart hammered.

But the book also suffers from some overwritten passages: "She was my Firehead," Salvatore says, "and my heart hammered because it wanted to break through the walls of my chest and explode into the stars".

Her "heart hammered as it came to her that she and Elizabeth Pringle had existed in the same space... Was Elizabeth somewhere deep in Martha's memory?" The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle is a hymn to the stark beauty of the island of Arran.

My heart hammered in my chest.

My heart hammered at my ribcage and I was terrified that my head was going to explode.

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O.K. [Stares at ceiling, heart hammering wildly.] So, wait: Are you the one that makes me drowsy or the one that keeps me awake?

"A Pathan's heart hammers harder when he has a gun than a woman!" Suddenly turning serious, Ghani spelled out a state-of-the-art counterinsurgency campaign to defeat the militants in control of the FATA.

He said, "How can I help you?" I stared at the politician blankly for a second, my heart hammering against my chest.

Hearts hammered Edinburgh rivals Hibernian to claim the Scottish Cup in a goal-laden Hampden final.

THE TWO SISTERS shared a bed, and each night, with their hearts hammering, they would listen for the turn of the knob and the push of the door.

I kick for the surface, heart hammering.

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