sharpness

Example Sentences

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When he squeezed past the 50th-ranked Kecmanovic in a match where he lacked sharpness and struggled physically, it felt like the decision could come back to haunt him.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Yes, there are love triangles, "mean teens" and scandals, he said, but the show is missing the "sheer sharpness of the movie", making it "an unusually sluggish teen drama".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Chaplin is a master sentimentalist, but not averse to occasional sharpness: The moment the film’s boatload of immigrants sees the Statue of Liberty is followed by an official roping them off like cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Instead, I finished things with a scatter of green onions, whose sharpness cut beautifully through the richness.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

And when poor Briony found the boys’ letter, it was the same antagonism that had made Emily turn on her with unusual sharpness.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan