be in suspense
Example Sentences
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The episodes were recorded last spring, so only the viewers will be in suspense on who the ultimate victor is.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023
A representative for the singer confirmed the news less than an hour after the performance, leaving plenty of time for viewers at home to be in suspense.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023
Here, first-time viewers could plausibly be in suspense.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022
Always, we would be in suspense as we awaited the first bite.
From New York Times • May 28, 2021
Whenever men and women met together, the men would be in a state of inflamed competition towards one another, and the women likewise, and the intercourse of ideas would be in suspense.
From A Modern Utopia by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)