The second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game.
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; say, a sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished.
Despite fears that his health may have blunted his ambition, however, those moments seem to have sharpened a business method that often seems wilful, individualistic and counterintuitive.
The debate sharpened considerably.
Customers sometimes foolishly test his handiwork by touching the sharpened edge.
In the pastoral areas of northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and south Somalia the death of livestock on a massive scale has sharpened conflict.
The soldiers sharpened up their knives.
Poultry shears are a great help in disjointing broilers and fryers; regular steel is more practical than stainless, as the shears can be sharpened more satisfactorily.
He might be in his study from 10 at night until one in the morning, or up early to be at his desk by 8.30, writing with a quill pen he sharpened himself and favouring dark blue ink.
Yet the conflict sharpened between the state broadcasting monopoly and those foreign-based satellite channels that the government accuses of fomenting unrest since the elections.
The debacle of the 2009 elections sharpened their scepticism.
Jane voice sharpened as she became impatient.
The victim was hoisted above the pyramid and slowly lowered, crotch first, onto its sharpened pinnacle.
Fix a stone, sharpened with a deadly edge, at the end of acarefully weighted stick, and you have a weapon - a dart, arrow or aspear - that could be lethal at a considerable distance.
The knowledge that wine was forbidden sharpened his yearning for “the permitted flavours of melons and grapes” that flourished in Kabul.
