Examples of sharpen in a Sentence
Can you sharpen the image?
The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.
The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.
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Gratitude Powers Leadership by Connecting You to a Bigger Picture
Gratitude sharpens your awareness of the significant impacts of your work.
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Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In the days and weeks ahead, the terms of the deal and its implementation will sharpen, as will Lebanon’s internal political accounting over Hezbollah’s unilateral decision on October 8, 2023, to reopen the front.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Far from being chastened, Angelica sharpens her tone into a devastating point and unleashes a vicious referendum.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
But in the past two decades, periodic resentment of the group has sharpened into more widespread hatred, owing to an increasing number of events linked to Hezbollah even before this hugely destructive war, which many Lebanese see as unnecessary.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In the days and weeks ahead, the terms of the deal and its implementation will sharpen, as will Lebanon’s internal political accounting over Hezbollah’s unilateral decision on October 8, 2023, to reopen the front.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Far from being chastened, Angelica sharpens her tone into a devastating point and unleashes a vicious referendum.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
But in the past two decades, periodic resentment of the group has sharpened into more widespread hatred, owing to an increasing number of events linked to Hezbollah even before this hugely destructive war, which many Lebanese see as unnecessary.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpen. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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sharpen
verb
sharp·en
ˈshär-pən 
sharpened; sharpening
ˈshärp-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to make or become sharp or sharper
sharpen a pencil
a better lens sharpened the image
pain that suddenly sharpened
2
: improve
sharpen one's skills
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