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thrill

[thril] / θrɪl /




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Many also are addicted to the thrill of the hunt for rare, unique items at a better price.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Wilson said as an actor and a movie buff, it was a thrill to see how the action sequences were put together.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The currency is taste: Williamsburg effectively costs the same as Manhattan prices, but there is a thrill in living in a space that has been so famously known for hosting so many interesting people before.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

This jackpot portrayal of working motherhood never ceases to be a thrill for me.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

“Of course, we’d have the advantage of surprise,” he said, and I felt an unexpected thrill at the coldness of his voice.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

These are low-frills thrills, and all the more insidiously effective for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers combined for 13 runs, 23 hits and three home runs Monday at Comerica Park, but the biggest thrills of the game didn’t come from either team’s roster.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

There were the thrills as they scored their first World Cup goals against Uruguay.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Deirdre works at Make-A-Moment, where she’s charging Deckers for thrills and fake experiences, fake memories.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

A desperate job seeker might not fact-check that affiliation and, thrilled to be contacted by the purported recruiter, send over her résumé or pay for consulting services to improve her chances at getting a job.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Hauck also wasn’t thrilled that she paid for a bill of several performers and ended up with one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

On Wednesday, Sir Tom, 86, said in a statement he had been offered a "much-reduced role" on the series, which he was "not thrilled about".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Tresnjak demures, “I wouldn’t want to put that pressure on Danny and Jenny,” but admits he would be thrilled to return.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Both women were thrilled when the article won a Reader’s Digest contest.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

A thrilling 6-4 victory over France in the bronze medal match gave the Three Lions their best World Cup finish in six decades, but the wait for their second trophy goes on.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

And that record suggests a less thrilling but more useful lesson.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

So seeing her win, finally, for her lead turn on “Pluribus” was thrilling, long overdue recognition that, given her history, made you wonder if it would ever come.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Any fears about fielding rookies for the most pressure packed event in the women's game were proven unfounded in her team's thrilling 15-13 victory at Bernardus Golf last weekend.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

On a Sunday morning, catching—and losing—a really big fish seemed like the most thrilling thing that would happen all day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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