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.
  • But that’s more the fault of the movie as opposed to the appetite of the audience.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • And there doesn't seem to be an appetite to put that law back in.
    Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • So there is something to be said about the DNA and the risk appetite.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Here are some specifics on just three of the new listings – to whet your appetite.
    Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • That will depend at least in part on the league’s appetite for more Aaron Rodgers.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Is this something that should be done and is there any appetite to do it?
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • While there seems to be a growing appetite for it, there hasn’t been much to show for it yet.
    Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The appetite for it is far beyond [being] in a cool movie.
    Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, grinding out all those miles is sure to work up an appetite.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In that instance, a loss of appetite is a good thing, Liberles says.
    Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 8 Mar. 2023
  • So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • A lot of times there's no appetite with pneumonia, and there can be some body aches.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • As the appetite for private company shares has soared, so have the headaches.
    Erin Griffith, New York Times, 6 May 2024
  • Pence seems to have less appetite for fights of the sort that Trump or DeSantis are promising to wage.
    T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • The first signs of the disease include pus-like discharge from the eyes, fever, loss of appetite and clear nasal discharge.
    Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The baby boy with a big appetite has learned to hold his head up and is already trying to roll over.
    Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • Tips for Caregivers Loss of appetite is normal and to be expected at the end of life.
    Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Bring your appetite, and of course your wallet, and keep reading for the best things to see, do and eat at Traders Village.
    Vicki Salemi, Chron, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Is the appetite for another solo body of work there just a month out?
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In other words: come thirsty and bring a sturdy appetite.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • For most of the past century, the country’s appetite for size has only grown.
    Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Based on the weekend of games in Mexico City, there was indeed an appetite for the sport.
    James Wagner, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • Those cases showed the appetite for true-crime stories.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Stronach’s appetite to foot that kind of bill is largely unknown.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
  • There is also a big appetite for big city fine dining, say the experts.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
  • These breeds include the Labrador retriever, which has an insatiable appetite and spends its day begging for extra snacks, the beagle, the dachshund, the basset hound, and the golden retriever, among others.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Yet the little guy has come up big for the bulls this year, retail investors showing a significantly higher risk appetite in recent weeks than professional fund managers.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025

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