thriller
Example Sentences
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A thriller that might require the light to be left on overnight.
From Literature
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Or you could binge “Ponies,” the light but watchable Cold War spy thriller that dropped in January.
From MarketWatch
Grisham elevated the legal thriller genre and the idea that good writers could put out new titles every year.
I like thrillers that work a little theology into the plot: the mysteries of a crime — not just whodunit, but a whydunit — can throw a little light on the mysteries of creation and existence.
From Los Angeles Times
Also starring Yellowstone actress Kelly Reilly as a former detective, the six-part thriller will be released at the end of January.
From BBC
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