On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Sharpen. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as intensify or heighten and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Sharpen in a sentence
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Sharpen meaning
- To make sharp.
- To become sharp.
Synonyms of Sharpen
Using Sharpen
- The main meaning on this page is: To make sharp. | To become sharp.
- Useful related words include: intensify, heighten, deepen, taper off.
- In the example corpus, sharpen often appears in combinations such as: to sharpen, sharpen their, sharpen your.
Context around Sharpen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 15 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sharpen
- In this selection, "sharpen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, operation, anger, let, machete, skills and voice stand out and add context to how "sharpen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include beamforming to sharpen voice pickup and chance to sharpen her skills. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sharpen" sits close to words such as abeokuta, abstained and accenture, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sharpen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Australia need to sharpen up. (5 words)
Image and video enhancements, including filters to sharpen color and improve video resolution. (13 words)
But it really does sharpen your focus as to what is important in life. (14 words)
Third, and most importantly, it would allow Albanese and Labor to refocus and sharpen their agenda, a program that on paper and around the ridges is beginning to look much greater than the sum of its parts. (37 words)
A video shared to the team’s TikTok account on Oct. 10 captured the happy group rising at 5 a.m. to sharpen and practice their skills out on the ice. (31 words)
Casemiro will, naturally, be a go-to when it comes to developing his defensive steel, while Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes are on hand to sharpen up his attacking instincts. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Australia need to sharpen up.
A video shared to the team’s TikTok account on Oct. 10 captured the happy group rising at 5 a.m. to sharpen and practice their skills out on the ice.
But it really does sharpen your focus as to what is important in life.
Calls for an "Operasyon File Manchet" (Operation Sharpen Machete) began to circulate on social media in Haiti on April 25. Some evangelical churches also spread the message.
Casemiro will, naturally, be a go-to when it comes to developing his defensive steel, while Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes are on hand to sharpen up his attacking instincts.
Charlotte was a paid editor at Value Imagery for six months, where she got the chance to sharpen her skills cutting commercials and documentaries.
College is a place to sharpen skills—skills that should have been formed, nourished, and practiced both at home and in basic education.
Each earbud contains three built-in microphones and use beamforming to sharpen voice pickup and reduce wind noise simultaneously.
Food could make the snails more alert to potential food sources nearby; brushes with danger could sharpen their sensitivity to threats.
Funnily enough, the Spider-Man motif does more than sharpen the continuity within franchise.
Image and video enhancements, including filters to sharpen color and improve video resolution.
Jones told the class that the program has helped her manage daily bouts of anger, sharpen her parenting skills and forge new friendships.
Law students in Clovis are getting a new place to sharpen their skills and hit the books.
Our brains are a tool, and meditation offers a way to sharpen that tool to better help us navigate our lives.
So some years ago, I sought to sharpen the debate around national ID systems by putting together a definition of what a national ID system is.
The supermodel slipped into a pair of Saint Laurent’s coveted ‘Blade’ slingback flats, which she let sharpen her lavender silk boudoir-style dress.
Third, and most importantly, it would allow Albanese and Labor to refocus and sharpen their agenda, a program that on paper and around the ridges is beginning to look much greater than the sum of its parts.
This ensures that traders can trade in real-time markets without the fear of financial loss, enabling them to experiment with different strategies and sharpen their trading skills.
Time for some of the big guys to wake up, take notice and sharpen their product, particularly it’s delivery across their smaller clients.
To raise their game, they must sharpen their people skills and keep a close eye on the rapidly evolving deal market.
Common combinations with sharpen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to sharpen 56×
- sharpen their 18×
- sharpen your 15×
- and sharpen 15×
- sharpen the 10×
- sharpen up 9×
- sharpen its 5×
- sharpen her 4×
- can sharpen 3×
- sharpen his 3×