Examples of 'suspense' in a sentence

Meaning of "suspense"

Suspense is a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
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  • The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
  • the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
  • The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
  • A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

How to use "suspense" in a sentence

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We will keep her in suspense a bit longer.
The suspense does not always have fear in it.
You have kept me in suspense since yesterday.
Suspense is often maintained as an important plot element.
It focuses not on suspense but on distorted contemplation.
Suspense accounts and unrealised exchange differences.
We are all catched in suspense of this history of terror.
Suspense starts with the first page.
Spare me the suspense and just tell me.
I did not want you to go through the suspense of it.
Save the suspense for the picture.
The day dragged by in an agony of suspense for me.
Violence and suspense from a dependable veteran.
We need your showmanship to build up the suspense.
It is a great suspense movie to watch in this year.

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And let me save you the suspense.
He mostly makes suspense and investigation thrillers.
At least with a bris there is an element of suspense.
There was not enough suspense to keep me engaged.
The suspense has reached its climax.
The book was full of suspense and adventure.
You said he likes keeping people in suspense.
How do they create suspense in the stories.
That would have ruined the suspense.
I waited in suspense for my daughter to reply to my texts.
You have given away the suspense.
And the suspense would not be the same.
I will save you all the suspense.
I want to enjoy the suspense a little bit first.
Gross amounts receivable in respect of suspense items.
Markets in suspense after a brief respite.
Your cowhands must be living in suspense up there.
Doses of suspense are the sign of a master.
Gross amounts payable in respect of suspense items.
Emotional suspense and technical brilliance.
I think we have all been in suspense long enough.
Suspense is the very stuff of narrative.
We have a case with a master of suspense here.
The suspense is not killing me anymore.
Keep the people of this city in suspense.
Do not keep us in suspense for eternity.
Perhaps she is deliberately trying to keep us in suspense.
It has a severe lack of suspense and terror.
It seems this person is deliberately keeping me in suspense.
Let us not keep you in suspense and uncertainty.
An omniscient point of view will build suspense.
Suspense accounts on the assets side.
You took out all the suspense.
Mostly because the suspense is too much for me.
You can die with that suspense.

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