suspense

Example Sentences

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This potentially traumatic subplot is the closest “Renoir” gets to traditional suspense, but even here Hayakawa adopts a muted approach, sidestepping shock value for bittersweet commentary about young people’s confusion around love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The obvious parallel is with another massive underdog, Gray Davis, who also came from far behind to win the last time a gubernatorial primary held this level of uncertainty and suspense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Crude futures rose with the market in suspense not knowing whether Iran will send a delegation to Pakistan for planned talks with the U.S. as the Wednesday deadline for the end of the cease-fire approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“It was very much as it was today, Jonas—the same suspense, as one Eleven had been passed over when the Assignments were given. Then the announcement, when they singled out the one—” Jonas interrupted.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry