: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense
Examples of thriller in a Sentence
His latest novel is a political thriller.
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Starting production in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier this week, the English-language action thriller is directed by Japanese stunt director and action choreographer Tanigaki Kenji.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Roeg’s 1973 thriller Don’t Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, being the primary example.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Roeg’s 1973 thriller Don’t Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, being the primary example.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for thriller
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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thriller
noun
thril·ler
ˈthril-ər 
: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama with a great deal of action, mystery, adventure, or suspense
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