suspense
Example Sentences
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The Golden Globes offer separate awards for dramas and comedies/musicals -- widening the field of stars in attendance, and fueling the suspense.
From Barron's
Nevertheless, “Bug” is ingeniously structured to stoke suspense, and Mr. Cromer’s impeccable production accentuates the dexterous manner by which Mr. Letts makes plausible its harrowing climax.
More than most Cold War thrillers, this true story offers genuine suspense—and genuine insight into Mitrokhin’s complex motivations.
The drawings inject suspense even into Melville’s encyclopedic chapters on cetacean anatomy.
In others, it is about the drama and suspense of a well-told tale, or riveting sound effects.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
