sharply
Example Sentences
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Investment burdens would rise sharply for participating companies, weighing on their credit profiles, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Numbers dropped sharply during the pandemic and a recent rise has not returned them to pre-Covid levels.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Instead, their sharply different temperatures support the conclusion that the chemical signals preserved in the fossils reflect genuine differences in the animals' biology.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Armstrong didn’t hesitate to bypass congressional staff or speak sharply to senators—including ones who were ultimately trying to help him pass the Clarity Act, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“She is my daughter,” a voice with a smooth-flowing accent rang out from the top floor, where Mrs. Laroux, Thorn’s mother, stood in a sharply cut powder-pink suit and a luxurious black cloak.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Vocabulary lists containing sharply
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