sharpener
noun
a tool, device, or machine used to produce or restore a fine edge or point on blades, pencils, etc.
sharpeners
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pluralof sharpener.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
With other wines, I saw burgundy shavings curl out of one of those old elementary school manual pencil sharpeners.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2022
Electric sharpeners require little effort on your end, but stones are generally the preferred choice since they're gentler on blades, relatively inexpensive, and easy to use.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2022
She sourced vintage parts, as she always had, from eBay — microscopes, pencil sharpeners, rotary phones, juicers, musical instruments — and grafted them on, with every piece serving a function.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
The gas penetrated the air ducts, soaked the offices, got into drawers in the desks, and got inside pencil sharpeners in the drawers.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
