| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.112 | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.33 | Good Queen, and whet not on these furious peers; | good Queene, / And whet not on these furious Peeres, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.37 | And whet on Warwick to this enterprise. | And whet on Warwick to this Enterprise. |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.92.1 | Does whet his anger to him. | Does whet his Anger to him. |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.61 | Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, | Since Cassius first did whet me against Casar, |
| King John | KJ III.iv.181 | For England, go! I will whet on the King. | For England go; I will whet on the King. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.121 | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.331 | Now they believe it, and withal whet me | Now they beleeue it, and withall whet me |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.102 | Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts | Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts |