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'sharpen' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'sharpen' with 9 example sentences.


sharpen verb

: make sharp or sharper

: make crisp or more crisp and precise

: become sharp or sharper

: put (an image) into focus

: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

: raise the pitch of (musical notes)

: give a point to

: make (one's senses) more acute


  • Have you already sharpened the knives?
  • He's sharpening his pencil.
  • He was sharpening a knife.
  • A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
  • Sharpen the end of the stick a little.
  • The men seized their sharpened sabres without hesitation.
  • I was told that you could teach me how to sharpen a knife.
  • Stay calm and sharpen your pitchforks.
  • We won't sharpen the knives.
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