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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States are sharpening the academic side of pathways, too.
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Vicki Phillips, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Mike from across the road comes over as usual with his advice:
change the oil, the filter, sharpen the blades.
—Cate Marvin, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Reading to them and allowing time or unstructured free play can sharpen creativity.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 Aug. 2025
Ivanka Trump has been sharpening her Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills.
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Vicki Phillips, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Mike from across the road comes over as usual with his advice:
change the oil, the filter, sharpen the blades.
—Cate Marvin, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Reading to them and allowing time or unstructured free play can sharpen creativity.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 Aug. 2025
Ivanka Trump has been sharpening her Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpen. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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