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- adverb In a
heartstopping way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's a heartstoppingly precarious business to be in, and this kind of rubbish only makes it worse.
Navigating the current publishing debacle karenmiller 2010
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Ghana didn't just come close to being the first African nation to make the semis of the World Cup: it came breathtakingly, heartstoppingly close
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So we sang along to all the greats: Chemical World, End of a Century, To the End, Girls and Boys, There's No Other Way, and a heartstoppingly lovely rendition of Tender.
Blur in the park 2009
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So we sang along to all the greats: Chemical World, End of a Century, To the End, Girls and Boys, There's No Other Way, and a heartstoppingly lovely rendition of Tender.
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I hope they eventually branch out so that I can get one of their heartstoppingly delicious sandwiches without the 1200 mile drive.
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And he himself was garbed in pristine white, his face heartstoppingly handsome beneath silver-streaked hair.
And Other Tales Of Valdemar Lackey, Mercedes 1997
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Tired, ragged, dirty though she undeniably was, she had never seemed so wonderfully alive to him, so heartstoppingly lovely.
The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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The humble, marvelling tone of his voice made her throat close with emotion, the sight of his dark head against her breast heartstoppingly poignant.
A Cure For Love Jordan, Penny 1991
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A stepdown viewer revealed immense prominences licking flame-tongues across the sky, and a heartstoppingly beautiful corona.
Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981
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They rehearse the scene - Alice can really, heartstoppingly act, unlike the boys - and when they hear a train coming down the line, they try shooting a scene with it in the background.
Evening Standard - Home David Sexton 2011
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