sharpen

Example Sentences

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Last month, the company halted production of gin and vodka brands at its distillery in Elgin, Aberdeenshire, in order to "sharpen" the businesses focus.

From BBC

To age is to find one’s appreciation for life’s daily joys sharpen, especially as more inconvenient realities assert themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

A common hope that the Guthries get a happier ending and the honest closeness of the “Today” crew only sharpens the tension of waiting for a break in the nearly two-week-old case.

From Salon

“These are serious times, and they call for serious people. And we have a saying among us that steel sharpens steel. We make each other better.”

From Salon

Older adults who took part in a short program designed to sharpen how quickly they process visual information were less likely to develop dementia years later.

From Science Daily