suspenseful
Example Sentences
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A great, suspenseful Tour de France was over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It includes many of the genre’s customary tropes, including intergenerational conflict, suspenseful showdowns, and self-absorbed, eccentric players for whom character may turn out to be destiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
In a new trailer, below, “Primetime” puts a suspenseful spin on the heyday of NBC’s cultural phenomenon “To Catch a Predator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett co-star in what looks to be a fun, suspenseful romp.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
The Tuscaloosa News reported later that the governor “squeezed every suspenseful moment of drama from the occasion.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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