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The night before, I had whet my appetite at the Parlor, a four-seat oyster bar in nearby Bath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Did they whet your whistle for the book?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

To whet your appetite, there's already a Glastonbury Hits Channel on iPlayer, streaming classic tracks from previous years – with highlights including Oasis, Little Simz, The Who and Lady Gaga.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

“Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s “Great Schools of Dune” trilogy, has about six hours to set the table and whet our appetite.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

Our critic said: “While just a sampling, the show whets one’s appetite. It suggests the need for a dedicated space for rotating displays of the Corcoran’s paper treasures.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

And after 2021’s “Candyman,” it welcomes more of Barker’s nightmarish canon back to the screen and whets the appetite for dark and dangerous horror tales to come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Your documentary whets my appetite to watch or rewatch almost all of the films you showcase.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022

The race, Butterfield said, is “the thing that whets your appetite.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022

“Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

The report added that Lukoil's foreign assets had also whetted the appetite of US investment company Carlyle and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IHC.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

If nothing else, this episode whetted the appetite for next week’s return of Maya Rudolph as host.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

"I hope that Perseverance has just whetted our appetite for more Martian exploration," Czaja said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

Possibly the rescue of Charles Nalle had whetted her appetite for adventure.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

The Permian’s potential as a hub for data centers is whetting the appetite of some energy heavyweights, including oilmen Cody Campbell and John Sellers, the co-founders of energy firm Double Eagle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Williams beat 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns on her comeback in Washington, whetting her appetite for more competitive action.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

But in LIV Golf’s case - at least after one year - the nearly four-month break only created skepticism of its future instead of whetting the appetite.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

If nothing else, the newly-detailed images of Europa are further whetting researchers' appetites to learn more about the moon's many mysteries — and possibilities.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

The dwarf had been whetting the edge of his axe and making some mordant jest when Bronn spotted the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin