has sharpened
- present perfect of sharpen (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Recent reporting on the Minneapolis Police Department’s response to the surge has sharpened this point.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
More recent research has sharpened the sustainability concern.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
The deletion of such a large number of names has sharpened concerns over errors, exclusion risks and the criteria used to determine "valid" voters.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
It has sharpened into something harder to hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Although she’s a mess, her instinct for social fraud has sharpened.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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