sharp
Example Sentences
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Angrick expects government spending to help the economy avoid a sharp contraction, but significant growth is unlikely this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He noted that investors had been piling in recently, with a sharp reduction in gross short positions — a bearish stance — combined with fresh buying of long or bullish positions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It was not the first time either Briggs or Murphy had taken positions that aggravated members of their parties in legislatures that have taken sharp turns to the right.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Roughly it takes about two weeks to acclimatise and that is when England play Croatia - and that is when you want to see them looking sharp.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He reached out and stirred the fire, his thin lace sharp with anxiety.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing sharp
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