Example Sentences

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Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett co-star in what looks to be a fun, suspenseful romp.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

And that made for a heady, suspenseful mix for those watching either on the ground or on television.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The wiry Boon doles out his brash character’s reserves of vulnerability to stunning effect — Tommy is a difficult part and Boon knows how to make it revealing and suspenseful.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Competition shows attract the male audience who love sports, because “it’s suspenseful, it’s cutthroat,” says Amanda Freitag, a celebrity chef who battled and narrowly lost to Iron Chef Bobby Flay in 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The next few days were horribly suspenseful, but before the week was out, a letter came from M. Yoshoto accepting me as an instructor at Les Amis Des Vieux Maîtres.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger