Examples of sharpen in a Sentence
Can you sharpen the image?
The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.
The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.
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Meghan Keough, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
This show challenged me, sharpened me, and revealed what l’m made of.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 July 2025
The hope is to sharpen their skills of observation and empathy.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 July 2025
President Donald Trump, who has sharpened his tone against Russia in recent weeks amid worsening air strikes on Ukrainian cities, threatened harsher sanctions on Russia this month if a peace deal was not reached within 50 days.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpen. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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sharpen
verb
sharp·en
ˈshär-pən 
sharpened; sharpening
ˈshärp-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to make or become sharp or sharper
sharpen a pencil
a better lens sharpened the image
pain that suddenly sharpened
2
: improve
sharpen one's skills
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