well-sharpened
- a word derived from sharpen.
Example Sentences
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“He could see any blob of clay and imagine a sculpture,” praises former President Clinton, whose 2005 memoir, “My Life,” benefited from Gottlieb’s well-sharpened HB No.2 pencil.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022
But while personal magnetism is without a doubt among Macheath’s primary characteristics, Mr. Park doesn’t suggest that there is much well-sharpened cutlery underneath it.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2014
Her best number, Java Mondaine, is a Gallic shrug at a titled ancestor "who put his head on a well-sharpened guillotine."
From Time Magazine Archive
With a well-sharpened carving knife, slice the steaks or fillets at a 30-degree angle, moving perpendicular to the grain of the muscle�this prevents the flesh from falling apart.
From Time Magazine Archive
So, locking all the doors so as not to be interrupted, I mixed up a lather and, with one of my father's well-sharpened razors, I commenced operations.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
