be in suspense

Example Sentences

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The episodes were recorded last spring, so only the viewers will be in suspense on who the ultimate victor is.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

A representative for the singer confirmed the news less than an hour after the performance, leaving plenty of time for viewers at home to be in suspense.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Here, first-time viewers could plausibly be in suspense.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022

Always, we would be in suspense as we awaited the first bite.

From New York Times • May 28, 2021

If on the other hand there were no fixed time limit for appealing, the certainty of judgment would ever be in suspense, so that the other party would suffer an injury.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint