: 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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Earlier this year, StudioCanal launched European genre label Sixth Dimension, focused on high-concept horror, thriller and sci-fi movies.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Last year, Jacobi starred opposite Billy Crystal in the Apple TV psychological thriller miniseries Before.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
The Housemaid is based on the 2022 psychological thriller novel by Freida McFadden.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Last year, Jacobi starred opposite Billy Crystal in the Apple TV psychological thriller miniseries Before.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
The Housemaid is based on the 2022 psychological thriller novel by Freida McFadden.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 20 Dec. 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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