thriller
Example Sentences
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Last year's attempt was ended in the most extraordinary style by Djokovic who, playing through the pain of a torn hamstring, used his nous to baffle Alcaraz and come through a four-set thriller.
From BBC
“The Housemaid” is far from the formulaic thriller its trailers and general synopsis suggest.
From Salon
A thriller that might require the light to be left on overnight.
From Literature
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Or you could binge “Ponies,” the light but watchable Cold War spy thriller that dropped in January.
From MarketWatch
Grisham elevated the legal thriller genre and the idea that good writers could put out new titles every year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.