sharpen

Definition:
1. To make something sharper; to become sharper.
2. Give a point to.

Use 'sharpen' in a sentence:

• 1. Sharpen your pencils before the test.
• 2. This book also serves readers who simply want to sharpen their analytical skills.
• 3. If he really wants to sell his product, he'll have to get his marketing boys to sharpen up.
• 4. Gradient method was used to sharpen the images and enhance the edge of images.
• 5. How do you sharpen your ax?
• 6. One successful hunt is enough to sharpen their inborn skills.
• 7. But he saw nothing, save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles.
• 8. The problem with pencils is you always have to sharpen them.
• 9. When the students came in, sharpened pencils in hand, there was not a bluebook in sight.
• 10. A little stress caused by the exams is useful as it can sharpen your mind and motivate you to do well.
• 11. He is sharpening a pair of blunt scissors with a whetstone.
• 12. Can you sharpen the pencil?
• 13. In most cases, you would sharpen the entire image by the same amount.
• 14. It's important to work smarter, to sharpen your ax.
• 15. Here is a knife to sharpen your pencil, my dear boy.
• 16. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
• 17. He will need to sharpen his diplomatic skills in order to work with Congress.
• 18. Easy to sharpen and easy to clean. Your knives are a blessing.
• 19. They help to sharpen the taste of many foods.
• 20. I can sharpen scissors, too.
• 21. The first thing I do in the morning is to brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
• 22. So let me sharpen my tusks while I can.
• 23. Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.
• 24. The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick.
• 25. When the ox falls, they sharpen their knives.
• 26. He wants something to sharpen his pencil.
• 27. Ginny tried to sharpen up some rusty typing skills.
• 28. The contradictions are sharpening.
• 29. A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.
• 30. She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills.
• 31. Debates sharpen one's wits.
• 32. You need to sharpen your pencils before the test.
• 33. We need to sharpen up this knife.
• 34. The anxiety has been sharpened by the incipient mining boom.
• 35. The lead broke on this pencil, so I have to sharpen it.
• 36. Could you sharpen your pencil and show me your eraser?
• 37. With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened.
• 38. When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.
• 39. When little brother heard his sister had come, he sharpened his knife and dashed for the pig and sheep.
• 40. The fashion designers have sharpened up their act in the last few years.
• 41. The master initiates the apprentices, but they can sharpen their skills only through their own efforts.
• 42. Sharpen the sickles till they are like razors.
• 43. Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.
• 44. Please sharpen the edge of this axe.
• 45. He started to sharpen his knife.
• 46. The brave will sharpen their will.
• 47. He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.
• 48. The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.
• 49. Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual.
• 50. This knife needs sharpening.
• 51. The same principle can be used to sharpen knives or sweep city streets.
• 52. When did they sharpen the pencil?
• 53. The sea air sharpened our appetites.
• 54. There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.
• 55. The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.