sharps 1 of 2

plural of sharp

sharps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sharp

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Anderson attempted to conclude the segment by reminding the audience that experts recommend people scrub their toes every day.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Most plans give you about 180 days from the date of the denial notice to appeal internally, but experts say not to wait.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lastly, the scholars chalk the tremendous success of the books up to Rowling’s evocative writing, which encouraged young readers to be creative while holding their attention for long periods of time.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Field-altering books have deepened scholars’ understanding of the domestic turmoil of Revolutionary America, among other moments.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most of the seven-track project was recorded in a 10-day period at a Los Angeles home studio, where Afrobeats superproducers GuiltyBeatz and P2J and R&B virtuosos Jack Dine and Cam Griffin congregated to craft Odeal’s vibrant, vulnerable sound.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Contemporary critics placed him in the same — if not higher — calibre as European modern masters, while famed British sculptor Henry Moore saw Enwonwu as a protégé and even bought one of his early works, said Ogbechie.
    Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For that reason alone, grabbing it (even at full price) should be as easy of a decision as buying back your masters.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, eating with your hands is hygienic (after having washed your hands, of course) and beneficial to your senses and digestion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Immediately rub your hands with olive oil to remove most of the capsaicin, and then wash them thoroughly with soap and warm water.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • They’re not confronted with wizards.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Classically trained, Yasinski is a master of the bayan, a chromatic button accordion that seemingly requires musicians who play it also be math wizards to keep track of the dizzying number of fingering positions required to perform on it.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’ve been some really, really nice artists who’ve told me about their lives and given me advice, but the people who’ve helped me the most navigating all this have been my family.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So, what the audience will see are the rare peril of circus artists who can juggle, dance and perform as an aerialist and trapeze.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Sharps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharps. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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