- comparative of sharp.
sharper
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Americans are being encouraged to become sharper, more suspicious consumers — to read more closely, question more aggressively and demand to know what is really in their food.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Webb's high-resolution instruments now provide an even sharper look at the same object.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“We’re optimistic that new leadership can bend the curve on traffic, but remain realistic that direct competitors have also gotten noticeably sharper, and the planned initiatives will take time to bear fruit,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Lorie Logan, the third dissenting vote and president of the Dallas Fed, also issued a statement on Friday, agreeing with the need for "modest action" now to reduce the need for potentially sharper hikes later.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Vasilisa spoke louder and sharper than anyone else.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Among the marks and sharpers — and sometimes one person is both — there are heroes and villains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
In the home there are sometimes sharpers; never at a reputable club.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was on every "sucker list" in the land and untold sharpers tried to victimize him but he understood too little to fall for their blandishments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Remember," cautions Littlewoods' pamphlet Safe Investment, "there are many sharks and sharpers .
From Time Magazine Archive
Give me my passport," cried I, at last, "and let me quit your little rascally territory of spies and sharpers.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
