: 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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With its blend of crime, thriller, and social drama, this is gangster storytelling reimagined through a fresh and bold lens.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 May 2025
Featuring Jaideep Ahlawat and Saif Ali Khan in lead roles, the heist thriller landed online on Friday, April 25.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 May 2025
And the filmmaker has shown a propensity for kinetic and knuckle-busting movies with decades of thrillers, big and small.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 May 2025
Featuring Jaideep Ahlawat and Saif Ali Khan in lead roles, the heist thriller landed online on Friday, April 25.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Oscar winners and husband and wife cinema royalty Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) are set to reunite on screen in psychological thriller Bunker from Oscar-winning writer-director Florian Zeller (The Father).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 May 2025
And the filmmaker has shown a propensity for kinetic and knuckle-busting movies with decades of thrillers, big and small.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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