beat painfully

Examples (10)

• After sprinting up the hill, I could feel my heart beating painfully against my ribs.
• His heart began to beat painfully as he waited for the verdict to be read.
• When his arrhythmia flares up, his heart would beat so painfully that he had to sit down.
• All night, her heart beat painfully with a mixture of excitement and dread.
• Every time he saw her, his heart would beat painfully just once, a sharp reminder of his feelings.
• Lying awake in the dark, she was acutely aware of her heart beating painfully in the silence.
• Does your heart ever beat so painfully that it feels like it's going to burst?
• The sudden shock made his heart beat painfully fast.
• The trapped bird's wings beat painfully against the cage bars.
• If I drink too much caffeine, my heart starts to beat painfully.