thrill ride

noun

: a very exciting ride (such as a roller coaster) at an amusement park

—often used figuratively

The campaign has been a thrill ride from the beginning.

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Artimus Pyle, the 76-year-old former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer who has survived multiple plane crashes and motorcycle accidents, visited Daytona International Speedway for a thrill ride around the high-banked, 2.5-mile-long oval. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Quartz at Work The Fortune 500 companies where workers are the most bored An analysis of millions of Glassdoor reviews helped figure out where workers are the most bored By Start Slideshow Start Slideshow Not every job is going to be a thrill ride. —

Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024 Eugenio Martín's thrill ride has an enduring wit, not to mention a bloodlust to match that of Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 The two lawsuits came after the thrill ride malfunctioned on the park's first day of opening for the summer. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thrill ride