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The phrase "a couple of sharp" is not correct and lacks context to be usable in written English.
It may be intended to describe a small number of sharp objects or qualities, but it needs additional context to clarify its meaning.
Example: "I need a couple of sharp knives for the cooking class."
Alternatives: "a few sharp" or "a pair of sharp".
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They asked him a couple of sharp questions that he could not answer.
On their banners, the Mets were tops, or just a couple of sharp player moves away from getting there.
He stacked the sheets in a pile, squaring the edges with a couple of sharp taps against the counter.
If Flintoff's bowling performance, plus a couple of sharp slip catches, had been encouraging for England, Atherton's unbeaten 77 from 111 balls was hugely reassuring.
They walked together for half a block, then she gave a couple of sharp glances, she had followed the wrong beard.
Bonham Carter got a couple of sharp lines as the bright, scatty, effortlessly cool literary lioness; and the kids were great.
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Pitching Imbalance A couple of sharp-eyed readers noticed last week that the top 10 pitchers in E.R.A.-plus were all from the National League.
He has a couple of sharp-looking snaggleteeth that poke out of the left side of his mouth, adding to his misfit charm.
They can deflect all the rage they feel about the world that threatens their babies on to a couple of sharp-eyed publishing entrepreneurs and a few sheets of glossy paper.
The Tooth Fairy and her friends will be no match for a couple of sharp-fanged vampires at the box office this Thanksgiving.
This route is mostly on quiet lanes through small villages with a couple of short, sharp hills thrown in.
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