spoiler alert

noun

: a reviewer's warning that a plot spoiler is about to be revealed

Examples of spoiler alert in a Sentence

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But the scene in Chloe Zhao’s movie (yet another spoiler alert) that pushes audiences to reach for tissues is not the guttural devastation of a child dying. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Because spoiler alert, the biggest clue has been right in your face the whole time. Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 Because my role in it contains actually a fairly iconic sequence, where I get killed — spoiler alert — by having a high heel thrust through my eyeball. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 To say anything else, or even some of what was just said, would be to get into spoiler alert territory. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spoiler alert

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spoiler alert was in 1982

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“Spoiler alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoiler%20alert. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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