suspenser
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In Richard Condon’s satirical suspenser “The Manchurian Candidate,” the scion of a prominent political family is brainwashed into becoming a communist assassin.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2017
Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman offer sterling performances in this lean, mean suspenser, vivid evidence of Lumet’s undiminished skills at the twilight of his career.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
But mostly Cop is a police procedural, a hostage thriller, a no-brain suspenser and a vengeful- mother drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
So there ought to be a little want-see attending Righteous Kill, a police suspenser where the two stars are finally together for a whole film.
From Time Magazine Archive
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