1 Anna's heart went pitter-patter as she opened the letter.

2 The rain pitter-pattered on the roof.

3 The footsteps pitter-pattered down the hall.

4 Making pitter-patter sounds on my glass window.

5 That pitter-patter of pedestrian feet caused the structure to visibly rock,[] earning it the nickname "the wobbly bridge."

6 At length there was a pitter-patter, pitter-patter, and some bits of mortar fell from the wall above.

7 Lulled to sleep by the pitter-patter of rain, perhaps they now dreamed of the month of dances and parties ahead.

8 Natalie Haynes, 35, has been with her partner for four years and has never dreamed of the pitter-patter of little feet.

9 When your new car loses its ability to make your heart go pitter-patter, he says, you tend to draw the wrong conclusions.

10 I felt quite agreeable nothing more than sitting alone and blankly listening to pitter-patter outside.

11 As it happened to be a rainy year, I was often disturbed by the pitter-patter of rain beating down against the window and roof.

12 Imagine this, I woke up this morning to the sound of the soft pitter-patter of snowfall.