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.
• The breath quickens, the pupils dilate, the heart begins to pound.
  — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2019
• In the second half, the paced quickened a bit as the New Albany lead grew.
  — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2018
• The force of her intellect and talent quickened the pace of the trees.
  — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2019
• The statistic, in and of itself, did nothing to quicken the pulse.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
• If Cambiemos does well in the poll, the pace of reform should quicken.
  — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
• True, there have been slow spots, but the pace is quickening.
  — SFChronicle.com, 8 Mar. 2020
• His prose, like the river itself, has turns that quicken the pulse.
  — Danny Heitman, WSJ, 28 July 2022
• 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.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• The heat also quickens up the thickening, which in the fridge would take hours.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024
• Another is to grow the rough, harden the fairways, quicken the greens, tweak the tees.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• Few things quicken the pulse like a kiss — except maybe a mad dash from a squadron of goons hot on your trail.
  — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
• His heart rate might begin to quicken, or his palms would start to sweat.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 17 Jan. 2017
• These twins rust in the rain and quicken with lubricant.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022
• My pulse quickened, my cheeks felt flushed, and my eyes were desperate to dart and size up the pot.
  — Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
• My pulse quickens, my face burns and my stomach churns.
  — Jelena Kecmanovic, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• From these, the whales might be able to sense her heartbeat quickening.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
• Asked not in anger—though the spices do quicken one’s heart rate—but in urgency.
  — Pat Cassels, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
• Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
  — Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
• The days are quickening as the sun sets sooner and sooner.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• In November 2019, the FCC moved to quicken the adoption by means of proposed new rules to split up the band.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2020
• Zomorodi says no one would quicken an episode of The Office.
  — Sharon Waters, Wired, 1 Sep. 2020
• Then his footsteps quickened, and the 20-year-old’s unease built.
  — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2017
• But there are some doubts as well, and a big one in the U.S. is quickening inflation.
  — Thomas Black, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• In recent years, the pace of turnover of existing homes has quickened.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 June 2017
• Then came the greenhouse gas rule, which quickened that effort by years, Ms. Lew said.
  — Megan Kimble, New York Times, 31 May 2024
• In recent years, the birth plunge has not only continued but also seemingly quickened.
  — Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024