"in sharp conflict" is a correct phrase to use in written English.
You can use it when two parties (persons, groups, ideas, etc.) are in strong disagreement or opposition to each other. For example, "The two sides were in sharp conflict over whether to increase taxes or not."
ExxonMobil's priorities are in sharp conflict with America's and the world's on this issue.
In the past, religion and biology have usually been in sharp conflict, but in recent years scientists of faith have sought to narrow the divide.
He also emphasized that while the new study "suggests a less positive picture of Texas education" than the July report, the two are not actually in "sharp conflict".
The president's announcement came just days after a Justice Department inspector general's report found that the voting rights section has been torn by "deep ideological polarization" with liberal and conservative factions in sharp conflict.
By that time his ideals were in sharp conflict with those of many of the younger architects who were less interested in the expression of structural systems than in the variety of spatial and sculptural effects made possible by reinforced concrete.
When he returned to England, Darwin increasingly found himself in sharp conflict with important allies like the foremost geologist of his time, Charles Lyell, whom he revered.
His desire to marry Sophie, countess von Chotek, a lady-in-waiting, brought him into sharp conflict with the emperor and the court.
His desire to marry Sophie, countess of Chotek, a lady-in-waiting, brought him into sharp conflict with the emperor and the court.
Here he came into sharp conflict with Lord Kitchener in the War Office.
Moreover, the new government in Seoul is likely to run into sharp conflict with President Donald Trump's administration.
He worked with migrant farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley, including Cesar Chavez, the leader of the United Farm Workers, and came into sharp conflict with Gov. Ronald Reagan.
