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
Recent Examples on the Web
Check out Fiona Shaw and more in the teaser from The Education of Jane Cumming here.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
This one even has two separate teasers.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Then followed a couple Grammy Awards teasers involving a mysterious VHS tape, and a ‘90s pop-up at MIT.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The first teaser for the film, released back in December, showed a weather girl played by Emily Blunt not quite holding it together while becoming possessed by some unseen entity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
This one even has two separate teasers.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Then followed a couple Grammy Awards teasers involving a mysterious VHS tape, and a ‘90s pop-up at MIT.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The first teaser for the film, released back in December, showed a weather girl played by Emily Blunt not quite holding it together while becoming possessed by some unseen entity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
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 13 Feb. 2026.
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