: 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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His most recent work was 2023's Coup de Chance, a French romantic thriller that marked his 50th feature film and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In his newest film, political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, Law plays Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Based on the Stephen King novel, Francis Lawrence's dystopian thriller brings together a host of fresh-faced talent.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Ben Hania counters that silence, not with an explicit argument but with an experience, a movie forged in the universal and very specific language of the single-location thriller.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In his newest film, political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, Law plays Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Based on the Stephen King novel, Francis Lawrence's dystopian thriller brings together a host of fresh-faced talent.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Ben Hania counters that silence, not with an explicit argument but with an experience, a movie forged in the universal and very specific language of the single-location thriller.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thriller
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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