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sharp - use in sentences
Object
- bin: If no box is available this type of waste should be placed in ' sharps bins ' and not in yellow bags.
Preposition: as
- tack: She is not only a star but as sharp as a tack.
Adjective modifier
- contaminated: Another reminder of Trusts ' obligations when disposing of prescription only medicine contaminated sharps has been posted on the DH website.
Modifies a noun
- knife: Then with a sharp knife cut smaller squares off with the blade at an angle.
- contrast: In sharp contrast, Glasgow has the highest spend on roads per capita.
- edge: Make sure targets do not have any sharp edges to injure players or damage disks.
- bend: Not being familiar with the roads I was erring on the side of caution, not knowing where all the sharp bends were.
- tooth: We know the Data Protection Act does not have sharp enough teeth to protect patient privacy.
- decline: There has been a sharp decline in the number of hours of coverage.
Used with adjective complement
- stay: Tests have proven they start sharper and stay sharper.
- pin: Pin sharp through the corners it bursts out the other side with a snarl from the underseat exhaust.
- look: Kurt Campbell 5 - Failed to impress and did not look sharp coming back from his injury.
- appear: When the lens is more curved, the top image appears sharper.
- turn: As the previous route until joining the Achray Forest Drive then turn sharp left on to the drive.
Modifying Another Word
- exceedingly: The peaks arise because the denominator will approach zero at sinusoidal frequencies, resulting in exceedingly sharp spectral peaks.
- incredibly: It is well lit and the focusing is incredibly sharp considering the conditions the photo was taken in.
- wonderfully: The film is available in a two disk package, with a wonderfully sharp version of the 1949 film.
- extremely: Zach Braff's visual treat is vividly brought to life via an extremely sharp picture that really takes you into Large's world.
- surprisingly: And the Count's bailiff has surprisingly sharp eyes.
Preposition: than
- sword: Lord, you tell us that your word is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword.
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