pique
Example Sentences
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It is rare to find a book that you can open at random and almost always find something that piques your interest.
“It was just something that piqued my curiosity,” she said.
Other topics of conversation have piqued the firm’s interest.
From Barron's
Some of her havoc is calculated, most of it is out of pique that others are living braver, more fulfilling lives.
From Los Angeles Times
“We don’t cast for it, but when they come in, it definitely piques our interest,” says Lambo.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.