salivate

Example Sentences

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Just writing about these sour belts is making me salivate.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

“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

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

Nicholson was 6-foot-3, with long legs and an absurd wingspan — the sort of size at cornerback that coaches salivate over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

It made Dimple salivate just to think of sitting through the same classes, participating in the same activities, walking the same campus as she had.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon