sharply

See definition of sharply on Dictionary.com

How to use sharply in a sentence

The Personal History of David Copperfield is satirical as well, though it’s a gentler, less biting period piece than Iannucci’s phenomenally sharp 2018 film The Death of Stalin.

7 DARING MOVIE ADAPTATIONS OF LITERARY CLASSICSALLEGRA FRANKAUGUST 28, 2020VOX

That sharp rise reflects spiking demand among Nigeria’s wealthy private citizens who are increasingly tapping into “investment migration” programs offered by foreign countries.

WEALTHY NIGERIANS ARE BUYING UP PASSPORTS FOR CASH FROM CARIBBEAN NATIONS TO BEAT VISA RULESYOMI KAZEEMAUGUST 26, 2020QUARTZ

As with most other economies around the world, the sharp drop in Nigeria’s GDP growth is largely down to the slowdown in economic activity after the country resorted to a lockdown back in April to curb the spread of the virus.

AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY HAS SUFFERED ITS WORST CONTRACTION IN OVER A DECADEYOMI KAZEEMAUGUST 24, 2020QUARTZ

Yesterday’s sharp, late-day sell-off was but one reminder that the economic recovery lags well behind that of the markets recovery.

THE FED’S BEARISH OUTLOOK PUTS THE GLOBAL STOCKS RALLY ON PAUSEBERNHARD WARNERAUGUST 20, 2020FORTUNE

This doesn’t mean that if you’re an infinite distance away you will feel these forces — they still die out — but there’s no sharp cutoff.

THE PHYSICIST WHO SLAYED GRAVITY’S GHOSTSTHOMAS LEWTONAUGUST 18, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE

Empirically, we know that states that experience a sharp change in turnout from one cycle to the next are harder to forecast, too.

HOW FIVETHIRTYEIGHT’S 2020 PRESIDENTIAL FORECAST WORKS — AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF COVID-19NATE SILVER (NRSILVER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)AUGUST 12, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

But, in sharp contrast, total population in Africa will triple in the same period.

AFRICA’S POPULATION WILL TRIPLE BY THE END OF THE CENTURY EVEN AS THE REST OF THE WORLD SHRINKSYOMI KAZEEMJULY 16, 2020QUARTZ

Another had rounded parts that folded in to produce very sharp spikes.

SHAPE-SHIFTING CUTS GIVE SHOES A BETTER GRIPCAROLYN WILKEJULY 14, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

One impact was a sharp drop in daily global emissions of greenhouse gases.