piqued
Example Sentences
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Kian's mum said his interest was initially piqued by one of his teachers.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
As California’s water crisis worsened, recalling the constant swish of sprinklers throughout her childhood piqued her interest in native plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
That type of divergence has piqued the interest of investors who question how to value AI’s ultimate payoff or struggle to understand the financial arrangements underpinning massive infrastructure spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
As silver’s rally has piqued individual investors’ interest, volume in popular silver-linked ETFs exploded on Monday to the highest levels on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
I wished I had more to say to keep the conversation going, his interest piqued, but I couldn’t think of anything else.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
