How to Use sharpen in a Sentence

sharpen

verb

• Can you sharpen the image?
• The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.
• The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.
• Get the tools, sharpen the axe, go to town on the money tree, right?
  — Vlad Voskresensky, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• Butch Vig felt like the band had to sharpen the music to match.
  — Ilana Kaplan, EW.com, 10 June 2021
• Meanwhile, both of them could use the courage to sharpen ...
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 1 Dec. 2023
• The Bills got a scare last week and that should sharpen their focus.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• Here's a trio that will sharpen his prep work and lead to better meals in the end.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 1 Nov. 2022
• The island’s shape sharpened: a thin slice of stone floating like a cataract on the dark iris of the sea.
  — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• Check out how to sharpen a kitchen knife like a pro and where to get the best cutting boards.
  — Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping, 4 Nov. 2022
• Then, lock the tool into a vise or hold it still with a clamp and move a mill file along the edge of the blade to sharpen.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• This will ensure you’re able to sharpen the entire length of each blade.
  — Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022
• But the hit to our wallets could sharpen if the world doesn't get a big new shot of crude oil supply.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
• The straight-edge blades will require sharpening from time to time.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
• So is its refusal to sharpen its point to a stinger, to slather the action with a moral or message.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• Ready to sharpen your knives and kick back with a martini or bold glass of red wine?
  — Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
• Blessing to be able to sharpen them here with a bunch of guys who are still trying to learn their way.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2021
• No wrist fatigue here, and gone are the days of having to sharpen my knives every week.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Desire sharpened my senses, made the rest of the world recede.
  — Diana Saverin, Longreads, 25 July 2024
• Adding blinkers for the first time should only sharpen that speed.
  — Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
• Keeping the blade sharpened can also extend the spade’s life.
  — Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
• Those values sharpen Musk’s role as both a hero and villain for Markey.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• McMillan gets a four-year deal and now can help sharpen a roster that could be a contender for the next decade.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
• Don’t neglect to clean, sharpen and oil your pruners, Edmunds said.
  — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021
• The glowing blooms came into view, their edges sharpened.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• Winter is a good time to learn how to sharpen your tools — not just pruners and loppers, but shovels and hoes.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022
• Each Wednesday, Klink gathers her hatchets and a file and sharpens the blades of her trusty tools.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
• Looney tossed up hook shots and twisting layups, sharpening his footwork on the low post.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2023
• But a year of war has sharpened existing grievances among some sections of Israeli society.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
• Heff’s struggles with this art — not to mention his inert, unsuccessful attempts to get a girlfriend — only sharpened his image of himself as a beautiful failure.
  — Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024