How to Use whet in a Sentence

whet

verb

• We had some wine to whet our appetites.
• The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.
• Here's a look at some items on the menu to whet your appetite.
  — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Here are some specifics on just three of the new listings – to whet your appetite.
  — Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Better to whet your whistle on a word game than to waste it on bad habits or worse.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Maybe these little peaks will whet your appetite to climb the bigger ones.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2021
• Counter Weight has a classic marzen on tap that’ll whet your whistle.
  — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022
• Here are just a few of our favorite discounts to whet your appetite this week.
  — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 29 Nov. 2022
• Now whet your guests’ appetites with an array of light bites, sides, and salads.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 30 June 2023
• To whet your appetite, here's a feast of Opta stats to fill your boots with pre-kick off.
  — SI.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• Speaking of which, why not whet your whistle with a pumpkin brew or amber ale?
  — Hartford Courant, 19 Oct. 2022
• To whet your appetite, here are five key takeaways on running uphill.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 13 July 2022
• Those seeking to whet their appetite for new music would do well to start with Shaw.
  — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
• Her clothes always seemed less about what men desired than what whet her creative appetite.
  — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 June 2018
• Here's a recap of the week's biggest headlines to whet your appetite.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2021
• And if the savory dishes didn't whet your appetite, then the desserts surely will.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2019
• There is enough to whet our curiosity here but not to satisfy it.
  — Washington Post, 24 July 2021
• Here are a few examples to whet your appetite in the Midwest.
  — Katherine Rodeghier, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
• Your yearnings whet the underside of her tongue, as familiar as the thrum of her own pulse.
  — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
• The real meat in the roasted bison and venison recipes is meant to whet your dog's appetite.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
• After guests whet their palate with the initial sparkling wine, the Cristaldi team brings out a sweet white wine.
  — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• If that somehow isn’t enough to whet your appetite, the car also comes with a set of matching luggage.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
• The would-be hits are revealed in snippets in these studio scenes, as if to whet the public’s appetite.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2020
• Thin, hot-pink slivers of pickled ginger that come with every order are enough to whet the appetite.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• The vermouth’s herbal notes blend with the bitter tonic for a refreshing way to whet the palate before a meal.
  — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
• And the bright citrus flavors will whet everyone's appetite before the big feast.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022
• The absence of a corpse ended up whetting the public’s appetite for an answer to the mystery.
  — Colin Dickey, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
• The cheeky move made headlines around the globe and whet her fan’s appetite for the revealing documentary.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 16 July 2021
• Here’s a clip of the mackerel being cooked to the sounds of the show’s unforgettable theme song to whet your appetite.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• After a week of bowl games to whet the college football fan’s appetite, the games that matter most arrive this weekend.
  — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 28 Dec. 2019