1
: one that teases
2
: an advertising or promotional device intended to arouse interest or curiosity especially in something to follow
Examples of teaser in a Sentence
A teaser for the sequel appeared at the end of the movie.
credit cards offering teaser rates to get people to sign up
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At the same time, New Heights and Swift's Instagram accounts released a joint teaser from Wednesday's podcast episode, in which Swift announced the news.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The short teaser clip focuses on Mike Carroll and his quest to bring his family’s biggest skeleton to light.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Sigue Mi Voz, the feature adaptation Venezuelan author Ariana Godoy’s Spanish-language webnovel, will launch in January next year, while upcoming Argentinian original Amor Animal released a teaser trailer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
As of this writing, there's no official trailer for Interview With the Vampire season 3, though AMC did drop a teaser teasing Lestat's life as a rock icon.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The short teaser clip focuses on Mike Carroll and his quest to bring his family’s biggest skeleton to light.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Sigue Mi Voz, the feature adaptation Venezuelan author Ariana Godoy’s Spanish-language webnovel, will launch in January next year, while upcoming Argentinian original Amor Animal released a teaser trailer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
As of this writing, there's no official trailer for Interview With the Vampire season 3, though AMC did drop a teaser teasing Lestat's life as a rock icon.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teaser
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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaser. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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