appetite

Example Sentences

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People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A No. 2 album release and two Los Angeles-area stadium shows test fans’ appetite for more Ye after his apology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But thousands of men were pouring into Redding to build the dam — a 602-foot concrete behemoth that irrigates millions of acres of Central Valley farmland — and they sure worked up an appetite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Even with West Texas Intermediate crude back at the high-$60s/low-$70s in 2027, “management teams show little appetite to accelerate activity…They want to see both price and duration before acting.”

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Indeed, she had had an unusually hearty appetite at dinner and had eaten two helpings of everything, including dessert.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood