How to Use whet in a Sentence

whet

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• We had some wine to whet our appetites.
• The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.
• Here's a look at some items on the menu to whet your appetite.
  — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Here are some specifics on just three of the new listings – to whet your appetite.
  — Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Until then, there’s the above video to whet your appetite.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2021
• To whet your appetite, here's a feast of Opta stats to fill your boots with pre-kick off.
  — SI.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• Better to whet your whistle on a word game than to waste it on bad habits or worse.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Counter Weight has a classic marzen on tap that’ll whet your whistle.
  — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022
• Maybe these little peaks will whet your appetite to climb the bigger ones.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2021
• To whet the appetitate of gamers, EA Sports released the ratings for each player in the game this week.
  — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2018
• Here are just a few of our favorite discounts to whet your appetite this week.
  — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 29 Nov. 2022
• And if the savory dishes didn't whet your appetite, then the desserts surely will.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2019
• Here's a recap of the week's biggest headlines to whet your appetite.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2021
• Here are a few examples to whet your appetite in the Midwest.
  — Katherine Rodeghier, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
• Those seeking to whet their appetite for new music would do well to start with Shaw.
  — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
• Now whet your guests’ appetites with an array of light bites, sides, and salads.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 30 June 2023
• The real meat in the roasted bison and venison recipes is meant to whet your dog's appetite.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
• The would-be hits are revealed in snippets in these studio scenes, as if to whet the public’s appetite.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2020
• Here’s a clip of the mackerel being cooked to the sounds of the show’s unforgettable theme song to whet your appetite.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• But there's just enough of the Fremen to whet the appetites of viewers (and the actors themselves) to continue the story.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2021
• If that somehow isn’t enough to whet your appetite, the car also comes with a set of matching luggage.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
• Here are some more coastal edibles to whet your appetite.
  — Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2020
• The absence of a corpse ended up whetting the public’s appetite for an answer to the mystery.
  — Colin Dickey, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
• Speaking of which, why not whet your whistle with a pumpkin brew or amber ale?
  — Hartford Courant, 19 Oct. 2022
• In response, the White House will no doubt accuse Beijing of whetting its currency as a weapon in the trade war.
  — The Economist, 5 Aug. 2019
• This one does little to whet the appetite except for under bettors who may flock to the 39-point total.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2022
• The announcement on Wednesday should whet the appetite of music fans across a state that has been dry of live music for much too long.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2021
• If anything, the 11-day gap has served only to build up the anticipation of a first World Cup appearance for six of the 23, and whet the appetite of the rest.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
• The cheeky move made headlines around the globe and whet her fan’s appetite for the revealing documentary.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 16 July 2021
• Awards shows tend to be mildly entertaining at best and painful at worst, and this likely didn’t whet anyone’s appetite for more.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024

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whet

2 of 2 noun

• The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet-your-palate 2017 pinks.
  — Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2018
• Here are our picks of 15 shows that will whet buyers’ appetites.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
• To whet fans’ appetites, the title track from Religiously is out today.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
• Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint.
  — Olivia Abel, Country Living, 22 June 2017
• And a tiny northern saw-whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird.
  — Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2017
• The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet-your-palate 2017 pinks.
  — Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2018
• Here are our picks of 15 shows that will whet buyers’ appetites.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
• To whet fans’ appetites, the title track from Religiously is out today.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
• Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint.
  — Olivia Abel, Country Living, 22 June 2017
• And a tiny northern saw-whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird.
  — Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2017
• The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2019

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