Example Sentences

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But Vienna had whetted our taste for another concert.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2018

Ms. Bingham explained that, long before she came upon the trunk, an earlier incident had whetted her interest in her great-aunt.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2015

But Mr. Wagers, the chief operating officer of the Seattle police, said he understood that the proliferation of body cameras had whetted the public’s appetite for access to the footage.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2015

The first game, though less fraught, had whetted the appetite nicely.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2010

I knew the steely ire I had whetted.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë