whet - use in sentences

Object

  • appetite: There's plenty here to whet any new boaters appetite.
  • reader: A preliminary analysis of some aspects of the results is offered, to whet reader 's appetites.
  • curiosity: These pages are intended both for the information of current Trinity undergraduates and to whet the curiosity of prospective admissions candidates.
  • bud: But for one at least, it merely served to whet the taste buds.

Modifies a noun

  • stone: A few stones of the ordinary millstone grit seem to be rubbing stones or whet stones.

Modifying Another Word

  • certainly: However, the book should certainly whet your appetite to learn more about the remarkable colony of Australia.
  • really: Of course, on a walking holiday, views can really whet your appetite for what lies ahead.
  • only: This trip to Nevada has only whet her appetite for more traveling.
  • n't: But the original versions did n't whet many appetites.
  • also: Secondly, the creations also whet the appetite for further large-scale works from the composer.
  • not: Does considering what Jesus has done for you not whet your appetite for a closer walk with God?

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