sharpen
verb (used with or without object)
sharpens
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present tense formof sharpen (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That “Going Shopping” is the album’s jauntiest cut — with a music video that restages Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al,” no less — only sharpens the critique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
That contrast sharpens Rotterdam's concern about losing energy intensive industry to regions with looser rules and cheaper power.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The combination of a resilient economy with new sources of price pressure sharpens the debate facing the committee at its July 28-29 meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Nvidia’s newly announced Halos for Robotics safety stack sharpens the point: The company is building the software, compute and safety layer around humanoids, not trying to own the entire machine.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The sound sharpens my fear into a hard point stabbing at my center.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
