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How to pronounce cliffhanger in English?

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Type Words
Type of competition, contest
Type Words
Type of episode, installment, instalment

Examples of cliffhanger

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Calwell came within a handful of votes of winning the cliffhanger 1961 election.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The status of Jin, who is still on the boat, is left uncertain as a cliffhanger.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We can't get enough of his evil plots and really hope he ends on a cliffhanger.
From the stuff.co.nz
It was a barnstormer, with some fantastic tries and a cliffhanger finish to boot.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Its season enders in particular tend to end with a major cliffhanger or surprise.
From the newsday.com
As cliffhanger endings go, there are few more famous than that of The Italian Job.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That book, which came out in 2006, was a publishing-industry cliffhanger, too.
From the washingtonpost.com
Each chapter ends on a mini-cliffhanger, a device that keeps young readers engaged.
From the stltoday.com
Rowling has fashioned a cliffhanger, but Yates never takes us up to the edge.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
  • An episode that ends in suspense
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  • Cliffhanger was an imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned comic books. It was founded in 1998 by Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell and Humberto Ramos, when Wildstorm was still part of Image Comics (the studio has since been sold to DC Comics).
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  • The Cliff Hanger is a ride that is very popular, and is seen at most amusement parks and wealthy traveling shows. The ride is for the intent of simulating hang gliding.
  • Cliffhanger is a video game that was released in 1993 and 1994, and is based on the film of the same name. The game supports one player.
  • "The Cliffhanger" is the 65th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by J. J. Philbin and was directed by Michael Lange. It originally aired on Thursday, February 2, 2006. It is generally regarded as one of two "sweeps" episodes in the season. ...