suspense

How to use suspense in a sentence

• It may leave a bad taste in your mouth, but — unlike the slew of “Gone Girl” knockoffs that clog the offerings of suspense fiction these days — it won’t bore you.

  Sure, you may be grossed out, but ‘A Certain Hunger’ is a naughty pleasure | Maureen Corrigan | December 11, 2020 | Washington Post

• If, after the election, you aren’t completely exhausted by the very idea of suspense, try any of these five late-in-the-year top-notch mysteries and thrillers, which are a welcome reminder that suspense can be fun.

  Love suspense? Here are 5 new thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat. | Richard Lipez | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post

• So I'm hopeful that Suits can bring a fitting mix of suspense, action, and humor to Breach and just let Willis be Willis.

  Bruce Willis returns to space to kick some alien derriere in Breach trailer | Jennifer Ouellette | November 12, 2020 | Ars Technica

• “We’re ready to get going, even though there’s some suspense about whether we’ll be in the majority or not, which will be answered in Georgia on January 5th,” McConnell said at a news conference with members of the GOP leadership Tuesday morning.

  Senators elect McConnell, Schumer as leaders in next Congress, but majority still to be decided | Felicia Sonmez | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post

• The show maintains enough suspense and tension to spur things along, at least for the first few episodes.

  Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is a calm, loving study in how to exorcise your ghosts | Aja Romano | October 9, 2020 | Vox