thrill

Example Sentences

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That kinship is what makes Coppola’s first documentary, “Marc by Sofia,” such a thrill — and also what occasionally holds the film back.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

WV Raman was wowed by Suryavanshi's "licence to thrill", and Tendulkar praised his "fearless approach, bat speed, picking the length early, and transferring the energy behind the ball".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“For the writer,” she noted in an essay, “the nastiest event carries with it a little thrill like the discovery of a vein of gold: I can use this in a story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

An indoor, space-themed thrill ride, Galacticoaster is brief but impressionable, a spinning race through a darkened landscape to save a Lego-infused galaxy from an “asteroid of probable destruction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Instead, I shake my head at the thrill running through me at the sheer lunacy of what I’m about to do.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black