How to Use thrilling in a Sentence

thrilling

adjective
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  • The follow-up to his white-hot 2022 has been less thrilling.
    — The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023
  • For a thrilling hour and a half, Post Malone was electric.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • The song was thrilling yet unnerving, an heir to 50 Cent’s street noir.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The novelty of that control was thrilling to those of us raised on vinyl.
    — Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The ‘Spider-Man’ universe has gone on to be so enormous and so thrilling.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Get the lay of the land in Anguilla by renting a Moke and going for a thrilling drive around the island.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But like the second batch of episodes from 2021, much of it feels repetitive of the initial five episodes, and less thrilling.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Browns fans who want to witness the thrilling day can still buy tickets online.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The nail-biting ending seemed so thrilling that it must have been scripted, right?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • Shopping for coasters might not be the most thrilling, but these are anything but dull.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The plan was brilliant: Flyer set up rental shops at train stations, while Hasler mapped out the most thrilling point-to-points.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • After a fourth set filled with lengthy rallies—and a few thrilling aces from Sinner—a break from the Italian sent the match to a fifth.
    — Vogue, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Jenny’s thrilling way of seeing life was not easy to ignore.
    — Noé López, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For the thrilling Goong Lui Saun, shell-on tiger shrimp sit atop a mélange of whole cashews, lime slices, large chunks of garlic and ginger, and hot Thai chilies.
    — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • All of which, for some people, will be about as thrilling as a dead bouquet, left over from last Tuesday.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • So the prospect of a werewolf joining his 12-foot skeleton was pretty thrilling.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Oppenheimer is one of those shoot-for-the-moon projects that feels thrilling and wonky, brilliant and overstuffed, too much and yet not enough.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
  • As this list of T&C's new favorites proves, dining out in the Big Apple has never been more thrilling.
    — William Li, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The release campaign caps a thrilling resurgence for Bush in recent years.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of the series' debut, the stars gathered at The Weylin in Brooklyn for a thrilling premiere on Wednesday night.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Being swept along by your own success is both thrilling and daunting.
    — Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
  • The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in a thrilling, defense-heavy game that went into overtime.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the Pacers' most thrilling wins this season were his handiwork.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The last few weeks have been thrilling — but also nerve-wracking for the couple, who have three boys and live in Oklahoma.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Black ballplayers formed their own leagues, and over the decades developed a rich culture and a thrilling style of play, distinct from what the white pros had.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Watching someone go from the shock of a fish out of water to a hardened killer is one of the most thrilling tropes in all of TV history.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • The boy is Brandy's — and so is revenge in the wickedly thrilling new trailer for her upcoming horror film The Front Room.
    — EW.com, 20 June 2024
  • The Quest for El Dorado is less complex than some of the other games on this list, as its strength is in making for a thrilling race.
    — Eric Yurko, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
  • In the end, Djokovic progressed with ease, potentially setting up a thrilling second-round match against Rafael Nadal.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • Nashville Shores has 10 thrilling water slides, water treehouse and playground, and a lazy river and beach for summer leisure.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024

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