Sentence examples for first sharpened from inspiring English sources

For the first time since man first sharpened a spear, he has stopped trying to exterminate them and taken to protecting them instead.

Many scientists think a sixth is under way, this one caused by man.From the time that he first sharpened a spear, technological progress and economic growth have allowed man to dominate the planet.

It struck me recently that my experience working this wood, albeit with different tools, is similar to that of the Neolithic man who first sharpened a heavy flint axe and tentatively set about felling a tree 5,000 years or 200 generations ago.

The project comes by way of cofounders Doug Messer and Brendan Weinstein, who first sharpened their entrepreneurial chops with a watch company called DBFLY.

Let us first sharpen our understanding of the part-of relation.

Haier and other exporters first sharpen their skills by competing with multinationals in China, then export to developing nations and smaller economies.

My advice to the entrepreneur looking to earn the ultimate compliment is to first sharpen your view by tackling a more modest straight-line objective, and bouncing your bigger visions off people who have been there and done that (peers, investors, and competitors).

He gave the famous example of the pin factory in which one worker drew out the pin wire, another cut the wire, a third added the pin head, a fourth sharpened the pin to a point and so on.

If the killing (of animals) is to be done, do it in the best manner, and when you slaughter, do it in the best manner by first sharpening the knife, and putting the animal at ease" (Saheeh Muslim).

(First guess: sharpened baby penises). .

Speaking personally, I found it hard to stay focused after one hour; beyond the third, perception sharpened dramatically.