How to Use appetite in a Sentence

appetite

noun
  • He has a healthy appetite.
  • I had no appetite and couldn't sleep.
  • Some common symptoms are tiredness, nausea, and loss of appetite.
  • Hike just enough of it to work up an appetite.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • All of us here have the appetite to keep telling it.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Bring your appetite to this small spot with a mighty menu.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • To me, the appetite for the show makes sense on and off screen.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And there doesn't seem to be an appetite to put that law back in.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • All that pig racing could work up an appetite.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The appetite for this kind of self-care is real.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The appetite for this kind of self-care is real.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • The appetite to deploy is not in doubt.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • But is there any appetite for trading him?
    — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • The customer appetite is there, in more ways than one.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t let the look of the green hummus sink your appetite.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
  • There's an appetite for it, and an allowance for it.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • There's no sign that that appetite is slowing down.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Then came the inflamed throat and tongue and the loss of appetite.
    — April White, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • Boy, how horror appetites change in just three years.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But our appetite for newness didn't end there.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some say a longer view will reward those with a greater risk appetite.
    — Tory Newmyer, Steven Zeitchik, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022
  • What is the appetite for certain things?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Stop in for a bite, since all that walking works up an appetite.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This show proves that there’s a real appetite.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • So far, there has been little appetite.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Is this something that should be done and is there any appetite to do it?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, grinding out all those miles is sure to work up an appetite.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • With all that leaf-peeping, you’re bound to work up an appetite.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But in her hair a long White lock has made its truce with appetite.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • For those with appetite for some risk, though, the payoff could be large.
    — David Wainer, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022

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