The phrase "a sharp attack on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong criticism or condemnation of a person, idea, or action.
Example: "The article featured a sharp attack on the government's handling of the crisis."
Alternatives: "a fierce criticism of" or "a scathing rebuke of".
He could have launched a rights issue to fix the balance sheet and provide ammunition for a sharp attack on rivals.
One was a sharp attack on Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s majority opinion in a job discrimination case, and he made his displeasure known, rolling his eyes and making a face.
Hillary Rodham Clinton finished her tour through each of the state's 62 counties today with a sharp attack on George W. Bush's tax cut proposals, leaving her mostly Republican audience in silence.
Game nine showed the criticism had stung as Anand came out fighting with a sharp attack on the challenger's king and a daring idea of allowing Carlsen to queen a pawn with check.
The Labour peers' vote also contrasted with a sharp attack on the investigatory powers bill by the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, who described it as "draconian" and said the ruling demonstrated why it needed amending.
It also contains a sharp attack on strict security rules imposed by the government on Mr. Abdel Rahman and certain other prisoners, which bar them from communicating with virtually anyone but their lawyers.
ESSEN, GERMANY — RWE, the energy company that is the largest producer of nuclear power in Germany, unleashed a sharp attack Wednesday on plans by the government to phase out nuclear energy, accusing Berlin of undermining industry, jeopardizing jobs and making energy more expensive.
A sharp attack with a new ball on a sporting pitch provides a challenge for any batsman.
NEW ORLEANS — The practices of the oil giant BP came under sharp attack on Wednesday in a courtroom here by an expert witness who said its negligence caused the 2010 explosion aboard a Gulf of Mexico drilling rig that killed 11 workers and spewed millions of barrels of oil.
EL PASO — A journalist who is a key prosecution witness in the perjury trial of a Cuban exile suspected of coordinating bombings in Havana in 1997 came under sharp attack on Friday from a defense lawyer who accused her of exaggerating news articles she wrote about the man.
The negotiating effort is expected to come under sharp attack on Tuesday, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress.
