How to use sharply in a sentence

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• Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you’ll know the reaction is complete.From the entry drop
• The road slopes sharply down at that point.From the entry slope
• Without calling in Business Recovery experts, the company saw trade and investor confidence recover sharply in the wake of the crisis.From the entry recover
• Sales of homesites fell sharply this quarter.From the entry homesite
• Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.From the entry strike
• This radical, science-fictionlike therapy differs sharply from the more established type of immunotherapy, developed by other researchers.2016 August 1, Andrew Pollack, “Setting the Body's 'Serial Killers' Loose on Cancer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry science-fictionlike
• It is the second-largest island in Matsu, with the terrain that rises and falls sharply.[2014 March, “A Folder for a Complete Backpacking Trip of Matsu”, in Lin Jahn-Chang, editor, Matsu National Scenic Area Administration…. From the entry Peikantang
• The reverse sweep turns the canoe sharply onside, reducing forward momentum.2011, Introduction to Paddling: Canoeing Basics for Lakes and Rivers, →ISBN. From the entry onside
• Worker mobility, which greases the wheels of hiring, dropped off sharply last year.2011 June 8, Roya Wolverson, “Why is Chronic Joblessness on the Rise?”, in Time, retrieved 18 May 2014. From the entry grease the wheels
• The introduction of mammography to detect breast cancer early in its course sharply increased its incidence.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 44. From the entry mammography
• The baby breathes in sharply and then lets out a long, shuddery sigh.2009, Jacqueline Davies, Lost, page 23. From the entry shuddery
• The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.2008 November 27, “Walking: More than gadding about”, in The Economist. From the entry piffle
• The contrast between the sharply focused vertical line and the blurred horizontal line is maximized.2006, William J. Benjamin, Borish's Clinical Refraction. From the entry underfogged
• Then comes the blade: The mercury swings sharply upward in the 20th century.2005 February 14, Antonio Regalado, “In Climate Debate, The 'Hockey Stick' Leads to a Face-Off”, in Wall Street Journal, →ISSN. From the entry hockey stick
• It has been sharply criticized for being the “less proportional method.”1999, Pietro Grilli di Cortona et al., Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems, SIAM, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry D'Hondt method
• Although the line is not always sharply drawn, offshore shrimping and inshore shrimping require different strategies.1996, Anthony V. Margavio, Caught in the Net: The Conflict Between Shrimpers and Conservationists, page 24. From the entry shrimp
• Betty's antique, wealthy, don't-confront-the-issue style clashed sharply with Jane's tough, working-class up-frontness.1982 April 24, Cindy Patton, “So Much to Gain So Little to Lose: Getting to Know Buffy Dunker”, in Gay Community News, page 9. From the entry upfrontness
• Elephant-shrews, xenarthrans, hystricognathous rodents, cetaceans, some pinnipeds, and primates depart sharply from this trend, however.1978, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Mammalogy, page 355. From the entry xenarthran
• They walked a path that led away from, and sharply criticized, the established order.1978 February 7, Daniel Smith, “Discipleship: A Way of Life”, in Robert D. Claiborne, editor, Crescent, volume 89, number 7, Newberg…. From the entry majoritive
• The “Mods” or “Moderns” wear sharply cut Italian‐style suits and long, pointed “winklepicker” shoes.1964 March 31, “Rival Teen‐Age Gangs Terrorize British Sea Resort”, in The New York Times. From the entry winkle-picker
• Oligodendrogliomatous and astrocytomatous tumors are not sharply distinct types of glioma .1960, Gunma Journal of Medical Sciences - Volume 9, page 10. From the entry astrocytomatous
• Just beyond the locomotive depot is the junction of the Anecho line, which curves sharply eastwards.1955 May, H. P. White, “The Togoland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 344. From the entry littoral
• Swinging sharply westwards, it emerges on to the Undercliff, overlooking the English Channel.1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 244. From the entry overlook
• At the same moment the ting of a bell sounded sharply.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 36. From the entry ting
• He frowned, spoke sharply, and walked on ahead of Rolandsen to the office.1921, Knut Hamsun, chapter 14, in W. W. Worster, transl., Dreamers, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, published 1904, page 156. From the entry ungraciousness
• But these balaneia had nothing to do with the gymnasia, and are indeed sharply contrasted with them.1910, E[dward] Norman Gardiner, “The Gymnasium and the Palaestra”, in Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals, London: Macmillan and Co., […]…. From the entry balaneion
• Stop gathering, in that gradual fashion, and catch the water sharply and decisively.1906, Arthur W. Stevens, Practical Rowing with Scull and Sweep, page 63. From the entry catch
• And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores.1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. From the entry zinc
• “Shut t’ door, wilt-tu,” said Widow Goggin sharply; “thou’rt letting in faffs o’ wind.1900, Emma Frances Brooke, The Engrafted Rose: A Novel, page 27. From the entry faff
• As population growth and urbanization accelerate, demand for wood products is rising sharply, creating both opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.2026 June 12, Jane Mutune, Peter Minang, “Building a resilient wood-based bioeconomy in Africa”, in Forest News. From the entry wood

Meaning of sharply

1. adverb So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
2. adverb Rapidly, abruptly.
3. adverb Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.

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Questions about sharply in a sentence

How do you use sharply in a sentence?

Sharply is used as an adverb. For example: “The stick was sharply tapered at one end.”

What is a short sentence with sharply?

“The road descends sharply.”

What does sharply mean?

Sharply means so as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.