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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The experience has sharpened her understanding of the demand among C-suite executives for coaching and guidance on long-horizon decisions, investment and capital allocation plans.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
This article is the first in a three part series that will provide some easy tips, tactics and tools that anyone can use to sharpen their eye for content generated by AI.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Harris should continue to sharpen her defense of the Biden-Harris Administration economic and immigration performance.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
The two presidential nominees are using the week before their debate to sharpen their economic messages about who could do more for the middle class.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
This article is the first in a three part series that will provide some easy tips, tactics and tools that anyone can use to sharpen their eye for content generated by AI.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Harris should continue to sharpen her defense of the Biden-Harris Administration economic and immigration performance.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
The two presidential nominees are using the week before their debate to sharpen their economic messages about who could do more for the middle class.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpen. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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