sharpening
- present participle of sharpen.
Example Sentences
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Sharpening divisions within those groups have made this process especially long.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2022
Sharpening that awareness of danger is a growing understanding that climate change is making wildfires worse even as subdivisions creep deeper into fire-prone areas.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Afilando Los Cuchillos, or Sharpening The Knives, is a blistering attack on the governor’s record.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2019
Sharpening the critical faculties of students was no longer the goal of the department under Professor Ronell.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2018
Sharpening the tenor of the discussions in Chicago were signals that the government was considering shutting down the Met Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
