sharp
Example Sentences
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In Austin, Texas, this January, rents were 6.3% lower than the same month a year ago — the sharpest decline among the top 50 metro areas in America.
From MarketWatch
To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.
The Dow transports are in the news now because their recent strength has been especially impressive, even taking into account a sharp drop the other day.
From MarketWatch
Though Americans crank up the thermostat every winter, price increases for electricity and gas utility bills were not as sharp at the same point last year.
From MarketWatch
So a year or so on, he must feel the Civil Service has not yet been given the short sharp shock of an invigorating cold shower he thinks it needs.
From BBC
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