How to Use thrilling in a Sentence
thrilling
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The follow-up to his white-hot 2022 has been less thrilling.
— The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Jacob Bethell proved a thrilling young buck to blast with.
— Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024 -
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 -
Detroit is fresh off a bye while the Cowboys are coming off a thrilling last-second win over the Steelers.
— Andy Scholes, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
Let the date end The happy hour date that stretches into a dinner and then into a nightcap can be thrilling and romantic.
— Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 -
That was a key factor in Minnesota’s thrilling come-from-behind victory to kick off the series.
— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2024
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