How do you use Whet in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like quicken or stimulate, plus the exact meaning.
Whet in a sentence
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Whet meaning
- To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- To stimulate or make more keen.
- To preen.
Using Whet
- The main meaning on this page is: To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. | To stimulate or make more keen. | To preen.
- Useful related words include: quicken, stimulate, excite, stir.
- In the example corpus, whet often appears in combinations such as: to whet, whet the, whet your.
Context around Whet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whet
- In this selection, "whet" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saw, fare, clearly, owl, wolvaardt and holly stand out and add context to how "whet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4x that whet the appetites and but saw whet owls one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whet" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s creamy and satisfying enough to whet the appetite. (10 words)
Experiences like that have clearly whet the appetite for success in his own right. (14 words)
That being said there’s plenty of one-off deals to whet your appetite. (14 words)
A pair of unbeaten centuries against Sri Lanka – including a career-best 184* in Potchefstroom – whet Wolvaardt’s appetite and the 25-year-old then made it three centuries in four matches when she hit 135 against India in Bengaluru in June. (42 words)
The 2024 Nissan Frontier offers an array of bed lengths, drive train configurations and grades so that shoppers can pick the model that suits their needs, including the PRO-X and PRO-4X that whet the appetites of those heading off-road. (42 words)
In their first nerve-wracking competition at the National Curling Academy in Stirling in March 2019, the four-strong all-girl team claimed fourth place – a success that whet Holly’s appetite for more. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A large selection of starters, a full bar and an eclectic bill of fare whet the appetite.
Experiences like that have clearly whet the appetite for success in his own right.
It’s creamy and satisfying enough to whet the appetite.
She wrote: "While I generally opt to whet my whistle with a glass of rosé or crisp Sauvignon Blanc, sometimes the day calls for a cocktail.
That being said there’s plenty of one-off deals to whet your appetite.
The state’s smallest owl — the saw whet owl — has a pinging type call that he describes sounding like a submarine under the water.
Until the anime's third season arrives in 2023, there are plenty of Shonen series like to whet an anime fan's appetite.
We’ll start rolling that stuff out starting Monday, but for now, here’s one interesting nugget to whet the appetite.
With so much to choose from it’s impossible to cherry-pick, but here are a few suggestions to whet the musical appetite.
A pair of unbeaten centuries against Sri Lanka – including a career-best 184* in Potchefstroom – whet Wolvaardt’s appetite and the 25-year-old then made it three centuries in four matches when she hit 135 against India in Bengaluru in June.
If that's not enough to whet your appetite, the island’s rich flora and fauna inspire a flourishing artisan food and drink scene.
In their first nerve-wracking competition at the National Curling Academy in Stirling in March 2019, the four-strong all-girl team claimed fourth place – a success that whet Holly’s appetite for more.
Sleek and stylish, the open plan kitchen/diner is sure to whet the appetite.
The 2024 Nissan Frontier offers an array of bed lengths, drive train configurations and grades so that shoppers can pick the model that suits their needs, including the PRO-X and PRO-4X that whet the appetites of those heading off-road.
Although it looks tiny, the owl is not a baby but Saw-whet owls one of the smallest owl species in North America.
And the Geordie duo took to Twitter to whet viewers’ appetites for the upcoming show tonight.
A Northern saw-whet owl banded on Halloween 2020 with full moon at Powdermill Nature Reserve in Cook, Westmoreland County.
A scrambled clue is released an hour earlier each night to whet hunters' appetites.
Hot Ticket Productions, the company behind the 3D movie, released an exciting one-minute teaser to whet the appetite of movie lovers ahead of its premiere.
That apparently wasn’t enough to whet his appetite for competition in these first four PGA Tour events.
Common combinations with whet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to whet 20×
- whet the 12×
- whet your 5×
- whet his 3×
- that whet 2×
- whet our 2×