How to Use thrill in a Sentence

thrill

1 of 2 verb

• I was thrilled by their decision.
• Circus performers still thrill audiences today.
• One thing's for sure, the long life of the stories would have thrilled him.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• He was thrilled by the meeting, said his aunt, Ms. Avsker.
  — Russell Goldman, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The union’s chief negotiator was thrilled with the turnout.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
• Tiny mistakes or random chance that lead to deaths are thrilling on the show.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Even though the idea doesn’t thrill me, it’s better than losing a friend.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
• The medtech startup ecosystem can look thrilling from the outside.
  — Scott Nelson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Any truck-loving kid will thrill to wear these hearts on their sleeves.
  — Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
• Stuart, the one-eyed Minion, was also there to thrill the crowd.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2022
• Not every country is thrilled by the prospect of the carbon border tax.
  — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
• Any child would thrill to have this adorable taco truck added to their fleet of toy vehicles.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
• Her fiancé was thrilled by the news — and so was Armstrong after the initial shock.
  — Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• Hitler, for his part, was thrilled by the conference’s outcome.
  — Gordon F. Sander, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• As the results came in one by one, we were thrilled by the brilliance and invention that each artist had shown.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2023
• Playing Hearts songs again was thrilling at first, but after a few years, Six began to sour on the project.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
• MacDonald added that the resting process took almost six months and that the team is thrilled with the results.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
• On their own, his success thus far on the indie-awards circuit has been thrilling for Melton.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
• At the time, Nelson and his family were thrilled at the prospect of the quarterback staying close to home.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Planted in the wrong place and/or cheaply made, the oceans of Merlot that resulted failed to thrill.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2023
• Clever, funny, and genuinely thrilling, the movie has all of the hallmarks of an epic finance film.
  — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
• Even though there is more renovations to do, Stevi and Bryant are thrilled with the changes.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
• Jim Edmonds gave the Brewers the lead in thrilling fashion with a two-out homer against starter Bronson Arroyo in the eighth.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
• Explore the delicious food, thrilling nightlife, and tranquil spas of Bangkok.
  — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
• The Rockets were thrilled when Smith, expected by many to go No. 1 overall in last year’s draft, slipped to No. 3.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
• Today, some are still thrilled by the prospect of diving without clunky oxygen tanks, both for fun and for sport.
  — USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt would have been thrilled with what’s coming to Arrowhead.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• And there is just something about that that is thrilling, especially for a 57-year-old.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2023
• Prepare to thrill your mind, body, and spirit with a unique perspective on THC.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2022
• Seeing people liken your work to Mary McCarthy’s has thrilled me.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023

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thrill

2 of 2 noun

• For the team at Scout Design Studio, the thrill is in the hunt.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
• A lot of kids wrote on the inside for the thrill of writing.
  — Matt Thompson, Spin, 26 Sep. 2023
• The sound of cheering fans and the crack of the bat hitting the ball, and the thrill of watching the ball fly through the air.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 30 Mar. 2023
• All of this was part of the experience, part of the thrill.
  — Barry Samaha, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2023
• But Jones found no thrill in the group’s chart success.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
• For the consumer of thrills, this turns out to be oddly thrilling!
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
• To be able to show that from the inside looking out has been just a thrill.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
• Those looking to continue the thrills can slip and slide across the park’s 13 acres of fun.
  — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• Indeed, the thrill of the fight is one of the only things that makes the Oscars worth watching.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
• The de Sede sofa in the living area is just one of many examples of the thrill of the chase.
  — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
• The vast landscape made up of rolling sand dunes is the perfect place for some thrills with friends.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2024
• The slices at the new Scarr’s are virtually the same as at the old, which is a thrill, and a relief.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
• The sights, the sounds of actual machines, the advanced tools that still seem built to thrill.
  — WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
• To be honored among these true icons of our time is a complete thrill for me.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• For some, the appeal of thrift shopping lies in the thrill of the hunt and the joy of finding items that are totally unique.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• But even the most mundane stone fruit manages to thrill when wrapped in flaky pastry.
  — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• But forget the buzzer beaters—the real thrill is the fun foods that fuel fans through the season.
  — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
• April also isn’t afraid of thrill seeking and loves a good roller coaster.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2023
• Thank you for ruining one of the joys a fan has after years of waiting — the thrill of surprise.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• Getty Images Sisqo None of this is to say that the recent Grammys haven’t been a thrill to watch.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
• And without a doubt the thrill that our audiences give us every night.
  — Tara Klein, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2023
• What a thrill, to see Lionel Messi cap his career this way.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2022
• Missing the thrill of scoring those Amazon Prime Day deals?
  — Terri Peters, Health, 5 Oct. 2023
• Being in the center of this and trying to hold it all together has been a challenge and a thrill.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
• Still, Ertz said the short break from soccer, combined with the thrill of having a baby, rekindled her love for the sport.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• From scary drops to ridiculous speeds, these coasters were built for thrill seekers.
  — Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
• This was not the thrill of temporarily tricking a stranger.
  — Eleanor Shearer, Good Housekeeping, 27 Jan. 2023
• Still, there are thrills to be had in Tiffany Nichole Greene’s production.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2023
• In these worlds, there is passion and the high-octane thrill of the sport, the halftime team talks that are straight out of the movies, scores straight out of Chariots of Fire.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
• That thrill of discovery excites her, but the thing that fuels her?
  — Swapna Krishna, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024