heart-stopping
adjective
heart-stop·ping
ˈhärt-ˌstä-piŋ 
: extremely shocking or exciting
a heart-stopping adventure
heart-stopping views
heart-stoppingly
adverb
a heart-stoppingly suspenseful film
a heart-stoppingly beautiful view
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Examples of heart-stopping in a Sentence
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
Recent Examples on the Web
David Wharton | Los Angeles Times (TNS) PARIS — The instant that Noah Lyles crossed the finish line in Sunday night’s heart-stopping 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the clock started on a completely different sort of race.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
This year's race proved no different, with heart-stopping overtaking and razor-thin margins as Lewis Hamilton secured a record ninth win.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 July 2024
In another near heart-stopping move, the grand reveal of gold statues of heroines of French history along the banks of the Seine was a sight for the ages that will change Paris forever.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Our Great National Parks spreads its wings over five gorgeous episodes, taking the viewer through some of the world’s most heart-stopping sights.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 10 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
This year's race proved no different, with heart-stopping overtaking and razor-thin margins as Lewis Hamilton secured a record ninth win.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 July 2024
In another near heart-stopping move, the grand reveal of gold statues of heroines of French history along the banks of the Seine was a sight for the ages that will change Paris forever.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Our Great National Parks spreads its wings over five gorgeous episodes, taking the viewer through some of the world’s most heart-stopping sights.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 10 July 2024
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-stopping. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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