cliffhanger
Example Sentences
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A solid, by-the-numbers, character-driven yarn, “Detour” ends on a cliffhanger because it’s the start of a series.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The police body cam footage of her arrest serves as the “Mormon Wives” premiere’s cliffhanger.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The cliffhanger ending is jaw-droppingly intense, but there is also an emotional fallout for Scarpetta and her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
One red flag: It ends on a cliffhanger, and Season 2 has not been green-lit yet, despite the show shooting to the top of Netflix’s charts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Meeting Mamou—really meeting her, I mean—but not Babou felt wrong, like ending an episode on a cliffhanger.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing cliffhanger
Anything But Typical
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Awkward
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Early Departures
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