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The night before, I had whet my appetite at the Parlor, a four-seat oyster bar in nearby Bath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

But the 37-year-old was ringside to watch Wardley's win against friend and training partner Parker - and that might have whet his appetite.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025

Did they whet your whistle for the book?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

Such arguments will no doubt whet the appetites of law professors everywhere and may set up a clash that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025

I let him have a quick nibble of the cake just to whet his appetite.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

But it's perhaps a fight with Verstappen that whets the appetite most.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

While just a sampling, the show whets one’s appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

And if this engaging film whets your appetite for an even more encompassing look at this inspiring woman, her recently released memoir, “Beyond This Harbor: Adventurous Tales of the Heart,” may be just the thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

Your documentary whets my appetite to watch or rewatch almost all of the films you showcase.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022

“Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Such austerity only whetted my childhood fondness for concoctions that now make me wince: grape soda, root beer, orange Fanta, even a hideous insipid confection known as cream soda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The swathes of fertile farmland in Sudan, Africa's third-largest country and a potential agricultural breadbasket, have whetted the appetite of the desert Gulf countries across the Red Sea.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

George says that England's form in training and a return to Twickenham for the first time since a thunderous 23-22 Six Nations win over Ireland in March have whetted his appetite for the match.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024

Its appetite whetted, DraftKings moved to incorporate NFTs into its fantasy sports contest business by securing exclusive rights to all NFL players’ names, images and likenesses — together known as NIL rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024

Possibly the rescue of Charles Nalle had whetted her appetite for adventure.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

The Permian’s potential as a hub for data centers is whetting the appetite of some energy heavyweights, including oilmen Cody Campbell and John Sellers, the co-founders of energy firm Double Eagle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Williams beat 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns on her comeback in Washington, whetting her appetite for more competitive action.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Revisiting them in middle age only sharpens that suspicion, whetting it against the contradictory pondering of whether letting go of our dreams truly serves us.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023

But in LIV Golf’s case - at least after one year - the nearly four-month break only created skepticism of its future instead of whetting the appetite.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

The dwarf had been whetting the edge of his axe and making some mordant jest when Bronn spotted the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin