Can you sharpen the image?
The lecture sharpened my understanding of the topic.
The outlines of the mountains sharpened as we got closer.
Recent Examples on the WebHaving boundaries, chosen or not, can sharpen the focus of your planning.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 But America’s sub force is sharpening its combat skills at the edge of the world as Russia expands military operations there.—Kenny Holston, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 But, in turn, there’s also a lot that older professionals can learn from their younger colleagues to sharpen their own toolkit.—Janet Markoff, Fortune, 18 May 2024 But even for news junkies, Holzer delivers information that sharpens and deepens understanding, surely a boon to all.—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sharpen
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