whet
Example Sentences
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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.
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.”
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
While just a sampling, the show whets one’s appetite.
That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
