Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Sita asked Hanuman how he as a small monkey would be able to carry her across the ocean, he felt piqued at having his strength questioned.

Mahabharata:  The news of Kichaka‘s death piqued Duryodhana’s curiosity, for he suspected that it might be the work of Bhima who was hiding incognito. 

Bhagavad-gita:  Whenever reminders of our mortality pique our curiosity about life’s spiritual side, the Gita stands ready to show us the path to immortality.