sharp practice
Example Sentences
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It’s sharp practice to charge twice for the same problem.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
Crypto trading has become identified by regulators and in the public mind as a haven for scams, theft and other forms of sharp practice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
Housing spokesman John Healey said his party would end this "sharp practice".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2017
His ruling was unusually blunt, describing a murky network of shell companies with secret offshore accounts as a plan of “mesmeric complexity” that reeked of dishonesty and sharp practice.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2012
In their circle, it was held to be no disgrace to import goods illegally, but rather sharp practice was accounted a sign of canny business acumen.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
