How to Use appetizing in a Sentence

appetizing

adjective
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  • While the stew may not look very appetizing, it tastes wonderful.
  • True to its appetizing namesake, this hue falls in the middle of the spectrum between beige and bright yellow, giving it a fresh, wearable take on the controversial primary color.
    — Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
  • Ambiance: The lights are low but the TVs are bright and the grills are turned up high, with appetizing smoky smells wafting through the place.
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • So what looks appetizing on that menu, and what doesn't?
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Dayton has a whole bag of tricks to make the landfill a less appetizing place for birds.
    — David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • All of a sudden, the idea of locking in Irving for the long-term is less appetizing.
    — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018
  • The history of space food has been a long and appetizing road.
    — Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN, 19 July 2019
  • Sea Lice doesn't sound very appetizing, but it could be used to catch a tasty dinner.
    — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2019
  • Those two words, placed side by side, don’t make the most appetizing combo.
    — Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Then instead of being full of juice, the flesh will be all fibrous pulp – and a lot less appetizing.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Fresh out of the water, a snapper isn't all that appetizing.
    — Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2019
  • For the time being, the food stocks brought to the shelter were adequate if not appetizing.
    — Nan Randall, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Less appetizing are the fish heads, bones and unusable parts from the whole fish filleted in the kitchen.
    — Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The whole thing was fool-proof and spill-proof, efficient and appetizing.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • While there is a lot of cooking in La Cocina, none of the results look very appetizing.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The more friends America can bring into the fight, the less appetizing that fight will look to Beijing.
    — Michael Beckley, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The Week 3 high school football slate is an appetizing dish.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The setup may not be the most appetizing: Food snobs gather for the haute-est of cuisine, only to be fed plates full of crow — or worse.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The eggs don’t look appetizing anymore, in fact, you’re repulsed by them.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Brush each crescent with egg so that the rolls turn an appetizing golden brown.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Lunchtime just got way more appetizing, at least for the 1st grade son of Bryan Dunn, a graphic designer.
    — Sarah Bonk, Woman's Day, 13 June 2014
  • That first meal wasn't turkey and mashed potatoes, but an appetizing spread of salt beef, biscuits, and mushy peas.
    — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 1 Nov. 2022
  • With the dust gone for now, the galleries are a less appetizing destination for moths.
    — Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The restaurant in my memory was more appetizing than what came to the table.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The result is a meal that is easy and simple, but also much more appetizing and memorable that a plain piece of fish.
    — Julia Turshen, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
  • But spending the remaining two years of his three-year deal with the Thunder didn’t sound like the most appetizing option.
    — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Just mosey on down the block to Goldy’s Corner for a cuppa joe and an appetizing pastry and wait for a table.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 21 May 2018
  • For a lot of people, that option doesn’t sound too appetizing.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2017
  • What if a compass could point to something more appetizing than north?
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Three strategies are to use repellents, fence them out or plant your hostas amid less appetizing plants.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024

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