: causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness
a thrilling discovery
a thrilling performance
… flashes into the end zone to give the Rams the winning touchdown in the most thrilling Super Bowl finish ever.—
Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly
thrillingly
adverb
Who, in fact, are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the dramas that unfold here so thrillingly?
—Marie Winn
Marie Winn
… this is a powerful and thrillingly strange movie …
—Terrence Rafferty
Terrence Rafferty
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Examples of thrilling in a Sentence
a thrilling adventure movie
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That can make going out to eat thrilling but deciding where to go fairly complicated.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The thrilling limited series The Sympathizer comes to an end today.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
No wonder the Arlington theme park got a nod as the sixth most thrilling place to visit in America, according to a study conducted by JeffBett.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
After a thrilling one-goal game in a tournament final March 30, many eagerly awaited Round 2 between Liberty and Manchester Valley girls lacrosse, one with county title implications.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The thrilling limited series The Sympathizer comes to an end today.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
No wonder the Arlington theme park got a nod as the sixth most thrilling place to visit in America, according to a study conducted by JeffBett.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
After a thrilling one-goal game in a tournament final March 30, many eagerly awaited Round 2 between Liberty and Manchester Valley girls lacrosse, one with county title implications.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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