pique in the PONS Dictionary

pique Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a fit of pique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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One day they got word about a very popular lead guitar player who piqued their interest.
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This piqued her interest as a potential way of making life better for her people.
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One has to look beyond this opacity to whatever piques one's imagination, however quirky that may be to others.
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When his landlady demands he pay his bill and quit the premises, he reveals part of his invisibility to her in a fit of pique.
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Thus, the older son would have one pique, the next would have two, and so on.
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Only when she disowns him completely is his interest piqued, and he decides to win her back.
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More recently, however, other types of applications have piqued the interest of computing enthusiasts.
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The children's curiosity is further piqued when they learn that they themselves possess unique paranormal abilities.
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When they, in turn, receive derisory offers from other economists, they seem less prone than the rest of us to fits of pique.
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A high school science course piqued his interest in chemistry.
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