How to Use whetstone in a Sentence

whetstone

noun

• The gamekeeper sharpens the blade with a whetstone and shows him how it is done.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Apr. 2018
• The cups were plastic, the knives were for cutting butter, there was nay a whetstone in sight.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2021
• Depending on the type of whetstone, apply a few drops of oil or water to the stone first.
  — Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Yes, using a whetstone takes time and practice—but there are plenty of YouTube videos that can walk you through the process.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
• Honing rods do not sharpen knives like a whetstone does, but can keep them sharp longer.
  — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
• Over the past two million years huge sheets of ice ground the landscape of central Illinois to a whetstone flatness.
  — Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023
• Sharpening a knife on a whetstone is as much art as science.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2019
• My father had visited and given us some tips on how to dampen the whetstones and sharpen the blade.
  — Cain Burdeau, Fox News, 19 June 2018
• Similar to knives, the best way to sharpen kitchen shears is with a whetstone, or sharpening stone.
  — Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022
• The trailer starts off with brown dust blowing in the wind, then cuts to an ornate blade being sharpened by a moving whetstone.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2022
• For an at-home solution, most experts tout a whetstone as the best knife sharpener.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
• Hone your knives once a week, and sharpen them yearly using a whetstone or knife sharpener.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
• The chamber where the deer carvings are located held the remains of up to ten people, some of them cremated, as well as a whetstone, a greenstone ax and a flint knife.
  — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021
• The set includes a 7-inch vegetable knife, an 8.5-inch slicing knife, and a 5-inch utility knife, plus a whetstone for sharpening.
  — Anna Lane, USA TODAY, 27 May 2021
• Bon Appétit’s Brad Leone helps show viewers the correct method for transforming your dull kitchen knives into pro-ready tools by using a sharpening whetstone.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2020
• For both characters, Parker’s voice sounds sharpened on a whetstone, plaintive but already resigned.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
• Option #1: Use a Sharpening Stone A sharpening stone, which is sometimes called a bench stone or whetstone, is the simplest, most traditional way to sharpen scissors.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
• Option #1: Sharpening Stone A sharpening stone, which is sometimes called a bench stone or whetstone, is the simplest, most traditional way to sharpen scissors.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Jan. 2020
• Many types of manual sharpeners are available, ranging from old-fashion whetstones, to ceramic V-sticks, to those with the sharpening apparatus built into the body of the sharpener in a V-shape for safety and ease of use.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2019
• The researchers speculate that Netherton’s inhabitants deliberately placed other objects, like gaming pieces, a spindle whorl and a whetstone, near the dagger for practical or ritualistic reasons.
  — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024