Examples of whetstone in a Sentence
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Simply stroke the blade along the whetstone until all the marker is removed.
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Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2013 play takes place during a queasy reunion of three adult siblings at the former plantation in Arkansas that belonged to their recently deceased father — and, if anything, the past ten years have only taken a whetstone to the story’s blade.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2023
In addition to the faces and animals, grooves in one of the rocks were potentially used by Indigenous people in the area as a whetstone to sharpen their arrows.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
One option is to invest in a tool called a whetstone, sharpening stone, water stone, or diamond.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
The Best Whetstone for Knife Sharpening The best whetstone for the job is the one your grandfather passed down.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
Coaching is the whetstone.
—Vlad Voskresensky, Forbes, 5 July 2021
Your best option here is a whetstone sharpener.
—Edmund Torr, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2021
Some gardeners use a small whetstone with sharpening oil.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2013 play takes place during a queasy reunion of three adult siblings at the former plantation in Arkansas that belonged to their recently deceased father — and, if anything, the past ten years have only taken a whetstone to the story’s blade.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2023
In addition to the faces and animals, grooves in one of the rocks were potentially used by Indigenous people in the area as a whetstone to sharpen their arrows.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
One option is to invest in a tool called a whetstone, sharpening stone, water stone, or diamond.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
The Best Whetstone for Knife Sharpening The best whetstone for the job is the one your grandfather passed down.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
Coaching is the whetstone.
—Vlad Voskresensky, Forbes, 5 July 2021
Your best option here is a whetstone sharpener.
—Edmund Torr, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2021
Some gardeners use a small whetstone with sharpening oil.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
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whetstone
noun
whet·stone
ˈhwet-ˌstōn 
ˈwet-
: a stone for sharpening blades
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