have been sharpening
- present perfect progressive of sharpen.
Example Sentences
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In an email to Salon, Kai Schmitz, a cosmologist who is part of the international search, said scientists have been sharpening their tools and analyses further.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2023
So while the Colts were dealing with the aftershocks from the massive change, back in Ashburn, Va., members of the Commanders defense should have been sharpening their knives.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022
Writers and directors have been sharpening their skills on indie films the last several years while waiting for big distributors to regain interest.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2013
Behind the scenes, these companies have been sharpening their knives to fight each other as each struggles to maintain its share of a shrinking defense budget.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2011
He must have been sharpening something because he had a file in his hand.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
