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Meanings of thriller in English

Russian
триллер
Portuguese
thriller
Spanish
suspenso
Catalan
suspens
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Genre of literature, film, and television programming.

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Examples for "suspense"
Examples for "suspense"
1
MSF wants the reorganisation held in suspense until all problems are resolved.
The Irish Times
2
Still in undefined suspense, in intense anxiety, she lingered in the room.
Zanoni
3
The falter in the words spoke to the tenseness of his suspense.
The Keeper of the Door
4
The suspense is superb.... Barron brings historical mysteries to a new level.
Jane and the madness of lord byron: being a jane austen mystery
5
SH: You talked earlier about a period where you made suspense movies.
The Guardian
Usage of thriller in English
1
Which upcoming thriller concerns the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement?
The Irish Times
2
Bridge of Spies is Steven Spielberg's new thriller about the Cold War.
BBC
3
Yes that was in John Singleton 's thriller Four Brothers in 2005.
The Irish Times
4
In the same year Tozzi also starred in the psychological thriller Needle.
News.com.au
5
The British-born-American-raised actor will headline J.J. Abrams' World War II thriller, Overlord.
Ebony
6
Read on for an exciting look at David Hewson's riveting new thriller
Dante's numbers
7
Certainly it displays some of the key features of the psychological thriller.
The Guardian
8
Complicite's intricate Measure for Measure, which played out like a political thriller.
The Guardian
9
Ben Affleck's Iran hostage thriller Argo won the prize for best film.
BBC
10
The Champions League hopefuls shared six goals in a north London thriller.
The South African
11
She has almost finished her second novel which is also a thriller.
Radio NZ
12
The best film went to a terrific Austrian thriller entitled The Robber.
The Irish Times
13
SL: I definitely think that shooting a thriller is more physically demanding.
Ebony
14
If Kruger's aim is to create a not-so-thrilling thriller, he has succeeded.
Reuters
15
It's a gripping thriller set in the south Dublin suburb of Blackrock.
The Irish Times
16
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The 2018 edition of La Course was a thriller.
The Guardian
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