salivating

Example Sentences

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Investors are salivating over the initial public offering of Cerebras Systems.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It was a comment that has left fat cats like the Dodgers and New York Mets salivating at the possibility of reeling in the baseball equivalent of a great white shark before opening day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

"I was sweating, salivating and struggling to concentrate."

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

It is easy to call “The Substance” superficial in its depiction of women’s quests for youth and beauty as well as men’s salivating responses to that.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

It was generally worth the wait, though, and he started salivating as he watched plates get delivered to every table that wasn’t his.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro