- present participle of sharpen.
sharpening
Example Sentences
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“I think everyone is sharpening their pencils and wondering what is the impact of this going to be,” Brill said of the spike in yields since August.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
She did this countless times across her decades of unwavering support for the queer community, softening and sharpening her humor according to the severity of whatever topic she waded into.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The results come at a pivotal time for Alibaba, which has been sharpening its focus on AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lamboria credits her ASI coaches for improving his physical strength and a motivational coach and sports psychologist for sharpening her mental game.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He’d been sitting behind me sharpening his bayonet and listening as I explained what a sennimbari meant to a Japanese soldier.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
