sharpen
verb (used with or without object)
well-sharpened
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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
In each subdivision of our tribe we'll choose a young, vigorous warrior belonging to a family equally noble and respected, and we'll place in his hand a well-sharpened sword.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
The crew were all Englishmen—twenty stout fellows; and, with well-sharpened hangers in their hands and a supply of pikes, I hoped they would have no difficulty in keeping any assailants out of the ship.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston
