thriller
noun
a person or thing that thrills.
thrillers
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pluralof thriller.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Working with cinematographer Ashley Connor, DeYoung drew from 1970s conspiracy thrillers like “The Parallax View” and “All the President’s Men.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Reggie Bannister, the actor who devoted his decades-long career primarily to independent horror thrillers including all five films of the the cult “Phantasm” franchise, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He's written 10 Eddie Flynn books and a few stand-alone thrillers.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Seventy-five years ago this summer Alfred Hitchcock released “Strangers on a Train,” the first in the great series of suspense thrillers he would make in the decade to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he was not socializing or sleeping, he lay on his cot smoking or chewing gum and reading sports magazines or paperback thrillers.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
