Sentence examples for be piqued from inspiring English sources
noun
A feeling of enmity between two entities; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
Berlyne's formulation has proved remarkably accurate, albeit not completely sufficient, to explain when and how curiosity can be piqued.
"I can see why people in the Pentagon would be piqued," said Gen. Donald Peck, retired from the Air Force.
Nonetheless, IAG has already acknowledged that competition authorities will be piqued by the deal and has notified the European commission.
Nicholas's imagined journals may offer only one tiny window into this great adventure tale, but young readers' interest will almost certainly be piqued.
Whose curiosity wouldn't be piqued by the opportunity to see a clutch of high school cadets re-enact Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" as a modern-day gay tragedy?
IF INDIFFERENCE is crueller than mockery, the Liberal Democrats, who elected a new leader, Nick Clegg, on December 18th, must be piqued.
His curiosity was piqued.
But my curiosity was piqued.
By now my interest was piqued.
Mum's interest is piqued.
Ms. Lloyd's interest was piqued.
