sharpen
verb (used with or without object)
was sharpening
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past progressiveof sharpen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When not honing his culinary skills, Mitchell was sharpening his passing game.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
He recalled a time where his father would tie a rope around his waist in an attempt to prevent him from lunging while he was sharpening his hitting skills.
From Forbes ● Jul. 26, 2015
But now war's reverses had tempered and sharpened the Congress as it was sharpening democracy itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once again Juan Peron was sharpening his ax for the stately, 77-year-old royal oak of Latin American journalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The headache was sharpening its teeth on the inside of my skull.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
