How to Use thrilling in a Sentence

thrilling

adjective
  • So that was thrilling to be able to be part of that process.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Her heat checks are among the most thrilling parts of this sport right now.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • In Mangold’s hands, this is thrilling, not off-putting.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
  • There are some thrilling moments that might raise a few heart rates.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • For a thrilling hour and a half, Post Malone was electric.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • Even after all this time, the whimbrel is still a thrilling sight for Beehler.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But two thrilling goals in three wild minutes made 2-1 winners of the home team.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • When Noah walks Joanne to her car at the end of the evening, their banter is thrilling, but so is the sense that Noah gets her.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
  • 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
  • This isn't the first time Paramount has tried bringing the thrilling energy of the Top Gun films to life.
    — Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 23 May 2025
  • The thrilling drama takes place over one day, but Henson's time on set wasn't much longer.
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • This is the kind of film that’s both thrilling and atmospheric — a story that grabs you from the first page.
    — Sara Merican, Deadline, 12 June 2025
  • 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
  • The game was a high-scoring affair, with the Panthers tying the series 1-1 in a thrilling 5-4 win.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • There was no time to rest, and the energy was constantly at a steady and thrilling high.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
  • Here are the biggest mysteries raised in The Glass Dome and the twists that lead to its thrilling conclusion.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Bet the entire Chase Bank on Scherzinger, who astonishes and has the most thrilling voice since Streisand.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • The thrilling Star Wars series is Star Wars at its absolute best.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • 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

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