sharpen

Example Sentences

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Sharpen your edges and dust off your goggles: It’s time to get ready to ski and snowboard.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Sharpen your brain with one of the greatest works of all time, Bach’s “aria” and 30 variations supposedly written to amuse an insomniac count.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2020

Sharpen it at times, use it in the right places and otherwise you just shut the box on it for a while and try to be normal.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2016

Sharpen those knives and get to making charcuterie from this irreverent and inspiring book.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2014

"I've seen it done. Sharpen us a hawk's feather, Cutwater."

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman