How to Use sharp in a Sentence

sharp

1 of 4 adjective

• He took a sharp left turn.
• Her cheerful mood stands in sharp contrast to her dreary surroundings.
• Avoid acidic, spicy and sharp or crunchy foods.
  — CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
• New York wrote the sharpest rule on this.
  — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• Use a sharp pair of garden shears.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
• Doyle added a sharp single in the fifth.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
• Morning light is too young, too sharp.
  — James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
• The man draws a sharp, startled breath.
  — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
• There is a sharp irony in today’s rhetoric.
  — Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• There’s a sharp turn and railroad tracks.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
• But these sharp movements come with a catch.
  — Sharon Wu, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
• These hooks are sharp and have never let me down.
  — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
• Thom yanked on his jeans, gave me one last sharp look and slammed the door.
  — Nick Dothée, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• Like, the sharp pains, the ache, that squeezing.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
• Dull blades tear the grass rather than make clean cuts, so make sure blades are sharp.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
• The spines are soft, not sharp, so this cactus won’t hurt you.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
• The episode is sharp, frank and well-paced, a standout among the rest.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
• The Globes’ top prizes drew a sharp but telling contrast.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
• Using a sharp knife, score a deep X across the top.
  — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
• She had also been stabbed in the chest with a sharp object.
  — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
• Your words can be sharp and cunning today.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
• Use a sharp knife to cut rolls into 1/2-inch slices.
  — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
• Electric dirt bikes were the sharpest point of contention.
  — Emily Carmela Nelson, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2026
• The stripes are sharp, and the use of gold in the logo drives it all home even more.
  — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• For most people, a sting means sharp, intense pain.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
• His voice didn’t raise, yet the tone became sharper.
  — Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
• Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut and discard the fibrous ends.
  — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
• Wear gloves to protect your hands—mower blades are very sharp.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
• What hasn’t changed is his sharp, stinging guitar work.
  — Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
• Phillips made a sharp right turn, putting near Herbert’s right hip.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

sharp

2 of 4 adverb

• His threats have grown more sharp-edged in recent days.
  — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Baraka, the sharp-toothed mutant from the games.
  — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
• But after a slew of reorgs, the team was sharp-elbowed, burned out and fractured.
  — Jill D. Griffin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• The sharp-shooting Aztecs shot several wide-open 3’s and missed them all.
  — Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2021
• Paved the way for sharp-shooting big men and European prospects of the future.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 13 May 2021
• Ross’ stuff has been sharp more often than not since arriving in Arizona.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• The Street is a sharp-looking helmet for those who don't want to look like a weekend racer.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 30 Nov. 2021
• These sharp-looking styles wowed us with their unique details and slick fabrications, and the prices can't be beat.
  — Jennifer Chan, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2022
• But what struck him the most was the sharp-looking tooth protruding from just below the animal’s head.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2020
• And then there was the messy and sharp-elbowed Suffolk district attorney’s race.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
• To a sharp-eared central banker, that doesn’t sound like an all-clear to let the monetary manna flow freely and give up the campaign against bad debt.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
• Suggs could be a top five pick, while sharp-shooting forward Corey Kispert should go by the middle of the first round.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Coach Jason Kidd thought sharp-shooting Hardaway would unleash a look from there.
  — Dallas News, 17 Dec. 2022
• For the fifth book, the sharp-witted and career-focused Eloise Bridgerton is front and center.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 16 Mar. 2022
• These are not the offices where your grandparents worked, clocking out at 5 sharp, eyeballing the corner office.
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 24 Feb. 2020
• Even if Shackelford, a sharp-shooting three-point threat, comes off the bench, Oats has cautioned not to read too much into that.
  — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 25 Nov. 2020
• Harlan was led by the sharp-shooting duo of guards Young and Conley, who combined to score 41 points.
  — David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
• Dinosaur fans know that late Cretaceous-era waters were ruled by sharp-toothed sharks and sea reptiles known as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
• Dinosaur fans know that late Cretaceous-era waters were ruled by sharp-toothed sharks and sea reptiles known as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs.
  — CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
• The sharp-toothed action flick centers on a South Carolina coastal town wrecked by a hurricane.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
• Labubu dolls are a sharp-toothed, monster-like toy that have surged in popularity through TikTok.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Here are 10 things to know about the sharp-shooting 36-year-old who’s made waves in the media and college rivalry realms, too.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2021
• In this comic from 1950, published by Avon, Custer is sharp-jawed, golden-locked and the last of his men to die.
  — New York Times, 28 June 2026
• If the sharp-witted banter of the original Weakest Link is any indication, more may well be on the way.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 8 July 2020
• Kansas also will have to keep track of sharp-shooting sophomore Terquavion Smith, who can get hot from the 3-point line in a hurry.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
• Initially, the tune was DOA for the sharp-shooting Sundance Kid.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
• The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent sharp-shooting forward Joe Ingles.
  — Mike Hart, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
• In Game 1, Yesavage didn’t have his go-to pitch, a sharp-dropping splitter, which forced him to use his slider more often than he was used to.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
• Teaching youngsters to keep their blades sharp brings them into the circle of household responsibility.
  — Michael Roberts, Outside, 9 Oct. 2025
• Early in the game, Herbstreit, who was calling the game, made his case as to why Young reminds him of the sharp-shooting Curry.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 22 Oct. 2022

sharp

3 of 4 noun

• But getting dressed casket sharp and howling the night away is only part of the fun.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 31 Oct. 2019
• The low-cut vamp kept the front sharp, while the side opening and thin heel kept the profile lighter than a closed satin pump.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• But without savers and gamblers to profit off of, the gains for sharps are limited.
  — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 25 May 2024
• But surely a guy a sharp as Tenax will see a way to turn this bloodline to his advantage.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
• Will additional big bets from sharps push the odds before Sunday?
  — Ryan R. Bonini, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 30 Jan. 2020
• Liquids, needles or sharps cannot be accepted — only pills or patches.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
• As a heavy fog rolled in on the first of two nights of performances in Coos Bay, the F sharp went flat.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2021
• The event is free and anonymous; liquids, needles or sharps are not accepted, only pills or patches.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• Sometimes that nervousness and those butterflies get you extra-sharp.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 1 June 2018
• Two minutes later, Ruiz put Juan Pablo Torres in on goal with a sharp through ball.
  — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
• Ratz saw Genthner moving up the right flank with her hand outstretched asking for a lead pass and quickly sent a sharp through ball far up the wing.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• Secure your unwanted sharps in a sturdy container — a rigid laundry detergent bottle can work well — and throw them away.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
• Irritability and low energy and a knife-sharp craving for isolation.
  — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
• Is Love, an extra-aged sharp, cheddar in which all proceeds are donated to help Southern Oregonians in need.
  — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2022
• As at-home healthcare continues to grow, ensuring sharps are consistently and properly disposed of will only become more important.
  — Irina Butler, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
• The lyrics are mostly nonsensical club chatter, but when Scott delivers them with Kesha-worthy sleaze, the attitude is stiletto-sharp.
  — Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
• In the depths of the first movement, immediately before Tchaikovsky’s most consuming cry of desolation, the bassoons, basses and timpani hold a low F sharp, for just a beat and a half.
  — David Allen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
• Medical sharps are instruments used to administer medications to individuals or pets.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
• In the brief, demonic finale, a test of any violinist's abilities, Lee was confident and fiery throughout, and Fisch kept the orchestra razor-sharp through Barber's tricky rhythmic twists.
  — cleveland.com, 12 Aug. 2019

sharp

4 of 4 verb

• Pick one that’s medium to sharp for a good melt-to-flavor ratio.
  — Catherine Lo, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2021
• The mood of the night was high glam, from flowing gowns to sharp tailoring.
  — Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 7 Nov. 2022
• Why would sharp-as-nails med school grads opt toward a presumably dead-end occupational route?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• But strong pitching was the order of the day Friday, with Tanaka looking sharp himself.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2017
• Additionally, a period of rapid growth is the time to bring in experts to sharp shoot any growth barriers.
  — Kelly O'Neil, Forbes, 7 July 2022
• In the new crisis, the FT argues, dividends are sharping up to be the target that bankers’ bonus pay was the last time around.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2020
• It was followed the following year by the Harvard business case program, where students sharped business skills.
  — Staff Report, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2018
• Investors are reassessing their outlook for economic growth amid these massive policy risks, leading to sharp down and up movements in stock markets.
  — Christian Weller, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• President Barack Obama agreed to sharp spending curbs that only recently expired.
  — Amber Phillips and Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2023
• President Barack Obama agreed to sharp spending curbs that only recently expired.
  — Matthew Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
• Tuukka Rask, sharp down the stretch after recovering from a late-season back strain, will be making his 94th playoff appearance.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
• Torres-Rosario still gets laughs, thanks to sharp comic timing in her accented line delivery, but those laughs come in appreciation for her character’s sincerity.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 May 2021
• Leaders agreed to sharp austerity measures in return for bailouts from the Union and the International Monetary Fund.
  — NBC News, 27 Dec. 2019
• May’s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying for her job, to condemn the tweets.
  — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 July 2019
• That could require Republicans to identify even steeper reductions, perhaps totaling $16 trillion, in a move that could expose the party to sharp political attacks.
  — Tony Romm, Jeff Stein and Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2023