How to Use thriller in a Sentence
thriller
noun- His latest novel is a political thriller.
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The two first met on the set of the 2021 crime thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass.
— Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The crime thriller features The Shield star Michael Chiklis.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The Syndicate is pitching the new thriller Turn Up the Sun!
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2023 -
But like on a long-running thriller, each new twist had to top the last.
— James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The sci-fi thriller series is based on the Blake Crouch novel of the same name.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Paramount+’s spy thriller The Agency has found its lead spy.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 -
Still, the Bengals need a win to follow up last week’s thriller over the Chiefs.
— Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022 -
The second set became a thriller between the two teams.
— Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2022 -
The new movie feels too simple for him, a thriller with only vengeance on its brain.
— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023 -
The thriller series is based on the best selling novel by Stephen L. Carter.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Kravitz directed Tatum in the new thriller Blink Twice.
— Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Don’t come here for a thriller about a plane crash, but the pages do turn with remarkable ease.
— Nicholas Mancusi, Time, 24 Oct. 2022 -
When that got far enough along and after the film was released in May, the team refocused on the heist thriller.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023 -
The series is great for those who enjoy a thriller but don’t want to too dark a read – a perfect way to kick off the fall!
— USA TODAY, 20 July 2023 -
Netflix's 'The Stranger' is precisely how a crime-thriller film should be done.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022 -
With Gadot’s Rachel as a superspy out to save the world, the movie is a degraded descendant of the Bond thrillers.
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023 -
In one way or another are crime thrillers, the most exportable of film genres.
— John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023 -
The first season of the show was a tense espionage thriller that followed Andor through a high-stakes heist and a prison break.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024 -
The duo are co-founders of The Creepy Book Club, a group dedicated to reading and discussing all the best new thriller books each month.
— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024 -
The Queen City has been chosen to be the set for a sultry suspense thriller cable series from Starz this spring.
— Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Scroll through the first-look photos below, then hit the comments with your thoughts on the forthcoming thriller!
— Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Get your blood pumping with a monthly box of two books in the horror, mystery, or thriller genres, or a mix of the three.
— Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Aldis Hodge stars as Alex Cross in the crime thriller — which already has been renewed for a season 2.
— Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024 -
But the thriller’s dire box-office receipts will likely drive a stake in any sequel hopes.
— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023 -
He’s starred in thrillers, heartwarming films, comedies and sci-fi.
— Karlee Van De Venter, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Sources say the project is tonally similar to The Town, the crime thriller directed by Ben Affleck.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Yes, that Stephen Sondheim; yes, that 2015 thriller about the world of Mexican drug cartels.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2024 -
Instead, this is a mix of murder mystery and thriller, topped off with a dash of the supernatural.
— Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 -
But building the interior set on a soundstage would be crucial to Berger creating his thriller.
— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2024
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