How do you use Cliffhanger in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like contest or competition, plus the exact meaning.
Cliffhanger meaning
- An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
Synonyms of Cliffhanger
Using Cliffhanger
- The main meaning on this page is: An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. | An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
- Useful related words include: contest, competition, episode, installment.
- In the example corpus, cliffhanger often appears in combinations such as: on cliffhanger, the cliffhanger, cliffhanger ending.
Context around Cliffhanger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cliffhanger
- In this selection, "cliffhanger" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baiting, ravi, suspenseful, ending, unresolved and scene stand out and add context to how "cliffhanger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4 finale cliffhanger and a cliffhanger ending isn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cliffhanger" sits close to words such as aca, alexei and alligator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cliffhanger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Audiences are going to want that cliffhanger resolved. (8 words)
Exciting plot twists and a cliffhanger ending heighten anticipation for the next entry. (13 words)
Here's how Bob Hearts Abishola can resolve its Season 4 finale cliffhanger. (13 words)
I wasn't interested in doing a thing serialized thing and ending on some cliffhanger in Season 1, relating to everything that was happening in Season 1. I think there's only so much patience your audience has, for all of that. (42 words)
Carpenter and Hill did not intend the Shape’s mysterious disappearance at the end of the first to be a cliffhanger; It’s a spooky ambiguous ending designed to place the audience with a final chill, like a campfire ghost story. (41 words)
It's possible that Ortega could cameo as a sort of cliffhanger ending to season 4. is fond of these types of endings, and her return could be a great way to set up a potential final season. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
It was stupid." citation The series finale did not sufficiently boost interest, despite ending on a deliberate audience-baiting cliffhanger, and the show was not renewed for a third season, leaving the cliffhanger unresolved.
According to Variety, Cattrall will return for only one 'cliffhanger' scene, which she shot on March 22 in New York City, without seeing or speaking with stars SJP, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.
A cliffhanger ending isn't always a bad thing, but takes the concept too far.
After all, Boruto's cliffhanger turned the entire sequel on its head, and that means bad things are overhead for Boruto Uzumaki.
Audiences are going to want that cliffhanger resolved.
By cutting off the episode before Naruto engages Pain in battle, the cliffhanger signals the duel won't be simple; it will be a gripping showdown.
Carpenter and Hill did not intend the Shape’s mysterious disappearance at the end of the first to be a cliffhanger; It’s a spooky ambiguous ending designed to place the audience with a final chill, like a campfire ghost story.
EastEnders fans spot clues hinting toward Christmas victim after Ravi cliffhanger This article contains spoilers for EastEnders.
Ending on a suspenseful cliffhanger, the season 3 finale sees the team race to uncover the unsubs behind a series of random shootings.
Episode 4 of the series ended on a cliffhanger as Ellie and Joel were being held at gunpoint by two new characters.
Even if Folsom recovers from this cliffhanger, he's never going to be the same.
Exciting plot twists and a cliffhanger ending heighten anticipation for the next entry.
Here's how Bob Hearts Abishola can resolve its Season 4 finale cliffhanger.
However, he is ambushed by the Alien Task Force and the show ends on a cliffhanger.
I love surprising people, so I hope that that cliffhanger at the end of Episode 10 Season 2 was a big surprise, that's what we were going for.
In the end,’s ending felt less like a cliffhanger and more like one game had been chopped in half.
In the finale’s final seconds, he started telling her “something important” before he was cut off in a major cliffhanger.
It also benefits from a carefully orchestrated cliffhanger, with Hannibal's psychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier () vowing to help Will.
It's possible that Ortega could cameo as a sort of cliffhanger ending to season 4. is fond of these types of endings, and her return could be a great way to set up a potential final season.
I wasn't interested in doing a thing serialized thing and ending on some cliffhanger in Season 1, relating to everything that was happening in Season 1. I think there's only so much patience your audience has, for all of that.
Common combinations with cliffhanger
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on cliffhanger 28×
- the cliffhanger 21×
- cliffhanger ending 16×
- cliffhanger that 11×
- cliffhanger and 10×
- of cliffhanger 10×
- cliffhanger with 9×
- with cliffhanger 8×
- major cliffhanger 7×
- cliffhanger at 6×