: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense
Examples of thriller in a Sentence
His latest novel is a political thriller.
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Readers can’t seem to get enough of thrillers and mysteries, and there’s no shortage of writers eager to deliver them.
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Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Obsession, the blockbuster horror thriller starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, hit another major box office milestone over the weekend.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
He’s kept busy since his House run, scoring recurring roles on Ray Donovan, Colony, Fear the Walking Dead, and FX's great spy thriller The Americans.
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Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 July 2026
Why did mysteries and thrillers die back in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
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Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Obsession, the blockbuster horror thriller starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, hit another major box office milestone over the weekend.
—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
He’s kept busy since his House run, scoring recurring roles on Ray Donovan, Colony, Fear the Walking Dead, and FX's great spy thriller The Americans.
—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 July 2026
Why did mysteries and thrillers die back in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for thriller
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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thriller
noun
thril·ler
ˈthril-ər 
: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama with a great deal of action, mystery, adventure, or suspense
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