: 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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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Seasons 2 and 3 of the South Korean thriller were filmed back-to-back, hence the short six-month wait compared to the three-year hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2.
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—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Still, the Blumhouse Productions horror thriller could wind up profitable.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Seasons 2 and 3 of the South Korean thriller were filmed back-to-back, hence the short six-month wait compared to the three-year hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 6 Jul. 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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