Sentence examples for a sharp lesson from inspiring English sources

This taught me a sharp lesson.

He got a sharp lesson about underestimating women.

But this revival is a sharp lesson in how different a play can be in other hands.

And it has been a sharp lesson for the Islamists: their party has been most weakened by extremist Islamists linked to Al Qaeda.

REGARDLESS of its musical or charitable merits, Bob Geldof's Live8 concert which aims to "make poverty history"—gives a sharp lesson in the power of public relations.

Zaha Hadid's feted aquatic centre, with a roof made from 3,000 tonnes of steel, was a "sharp lesson" in sustainable construction.

Moore then pivots to his decisive point, a masterstroke of political psychology that he extracts from a sharp history lesson.

Still, he is taken in hand by further spirits, and given a sharp political lesson by the Spirit of Christmas Present, who produces two children from under his cloak.

It was not only the seven tries Bath scored against a Leicester side who endured a razor-sharp lesson in top-class finishing.

Mr. Ashcroft received perhaps his first sharp lesson in what his role was supposed to be when the White House sent its antiterrorist legislation to Congress after the attacks.

Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes is a highly gifted and hard-working cricketer, although the last 12 months have provided a series of sharp lessons in what it takes to make a successful career.