sharpening

Example Sentences

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Sharpening divisions within those groups have made this process especially long.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2022

Sharpening that awareness of danger is a growing understanding that climate change is making wildfires worse even as subdivisions creep deeper into fire-prone areas.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022

Sharpening the productivity of meetings might be desirable.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2021

Afilando Los Cuchillos, or Sharpening The Knives, is a blistering attack on the governor’s record.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2019

Sharpening the tenor of the discussions in Chicago were signals that the government was considering shutting down the Met Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik