pique
verb (used with object)
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride.
will pique
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future tenseof pique.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He isn’t alone in believing that advances in artificial intelligence will pique interest in the spiritual realm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Thirty seconds later, my brain humming from the dopamine hit, I’m back to scrolling through my usual TikTok feed and looking for the video that will pique my interest next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
The hope from growers is that this activity will pique the interest of larger brewers and get more grain moving out the door.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
It’s possible that the gear-changing gimmick will pique some customers’ curiosity enough to test drive an electric car in Toyota’s 2026 fleet.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
"That will pique all the gossips in town, and nearly double our next issue," complacently muttered the local editor, as he carried the scrawl at the last moment into the composing-room.
From A Knight of the Nineteenth Century by Edward Payson Roe
