salivate

Example Sentences

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“I don’t even play football,” Taylor said with a laugh after his 9.92, a time that would make any college receivers coach salivate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025

And then as an actor — sorry for getting long-winded, but you asked — when it’s in dialogue, everything the character’s going through, his insecurities, his flaws are actually in words, you salivate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Two unbeaten champions with differing but equally effective styles produced a match-up of the highest level in a fight to make the boxing purist salivate.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

A matchup with Rome Odunze will make NFL talent evaluators salivate.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

He began to salivate and stopped to pass hraka.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams