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.
• Meanwhile, both of them could use the courage to sharpen ...
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 1 Dec. 2023
• The Bills got a scare last week and that should sharpen their focus.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The straight-edge blades will require sharpening from time to time.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
• So is its refusal to sharpen its point to a stinger, to slather the action with a moral or message.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• No wrist fatigue here, and gone are the days of having to sharpen my knives every week.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Keeping the blade sharpened can also extend the spade’s life.
  — Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
• Those values sharpen Musk’s role as both a hero and villain for Markey.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• The glowing blooms came into view, their edges sharpened.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• Each Wednesday, Klink gathers her hatchets and a file and sharpens the blades of her trusty tools.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
• Looney tossed up hook shots and twisting layups, sharpening his footwork on the low post.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2023
• Keep the mower blades sharp by sharpening them about every eight hours of use.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
• One friend borrowed a knife from the other to sharpen a pencil being used to keep score.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
• Each recipe helps kids sharpen their math skills, and teaches them life skills like patience.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
• Red Sox pitchers like Kenley Jansen have had a pitch clock in the spring training bullpen to sharpen their sense of timing.
  — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
• Grab your best vest and tie and sharpen your wit—remember, no man is an island.
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• And so, everyone’s sharpened those skills quite a bit at rapid adjustment over the past few years.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
• The best fillet knives need to be durable, flexible, provide plenty of grip, and be easy to sharpen.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Five years in Italy sharpened his game, strengthened his resolve, and thickened his skin.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The Native Americans would come and sharpen their axes on the grinding stone.
  — Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
• Carbon steel is easy to sharpen, holds an edge well, and is durable, but the blade takes more care because the metal is prone to corrosion.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
• Russia’s attempt to seize Ukraine by force has sharpened the focus on China’s threats to do the same to Taiwan.
  — Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Nothing has done more to sharpen that split than nearly a decade of politics shaped by Mr. Trump.
  — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• The Warriors came out sloppy and unfocused, like a team that had no worries about sharpening things up on the road.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
• To actually sharpen the blade, a sharpening stone—again, the same one used for kitchen knives—can be used.
  — Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024