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
• March 25 will sharpen our minds to dig to the heart of all matters.
  — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
• The Bills got a scare last week and that should sharpen their focus.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• Rodents chew on the wiring as a food source and to sharpen their teeth.
  — Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
• 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
• All to say, the time is now to sharpen your tightlining skills.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2020
• That would force the Crown Office to sharpen up and put all the facts on the table.
  — Fox News, 5 Mar. 2020
• 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
• If not, don't stress—each day brings a new chance to sharpen your skills.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
• If not, don't stress—each day brings a new chance to sharpen your skills.
  — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
• 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
• For best results, use a new blade or make sure to sharpen the old one.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• The sprint race should sharpen this one’s speed for a good effort.
  — Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2021
• 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
• The Academia is a hotel that wants to shake you awake, to sharpen your senses.
  — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 18 Oct. 2019
• This tool was used to sharpen the stone tools by flaking off new sharp edges.
  — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 21 June 2018
• But the past two weeks did sharpen the differences and spotlight the stakes.
  — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2020
• Ask for extra chiles to sharpen the tang of crushed tamarind, then grab and go through the breezy window.
  — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2021
• And the blade end is sharpened to a crisp, tapered edge for slicing through roots.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
• The 2023 lottery pick is ready to sharpen his skills in the offseason for his third year in the league.
  — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
• This will ensure you’re able to sharpen the entire length of each blade.
  — Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022
• This will sharpen your skills and give you the chance to meet other shooters.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2020
• The gain may have been sharpened by investors who made bets that the stock would decline.
  — Matt Townsend, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2018
• The Philadelphia Eagles are working the phones this summer to sharpen the roster after a long season in 2024.
  — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
• Philosophers have long claimed that studying philosophy sharpens one’s mind.
  — Michael Prinzing, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025