Sentence examples for was sharpened by from inspiring English sources

His "appetite for cosmic understanding" was sharpened by reading Russell.

And it is an urgency that has only a week ago was sharpened by new disappointments.

His body had been hardened by months of focused training, and his mind was sharpened by years of experience.

Whether or not Nussbaum's indignation was sharpened by the company she was keeping, she has a point about the law.

Mr. Kollek's desire to be a filmmaker, he acknowledges, was sharpened by a need to avoid anonymity.

And their very character was sharpened by their surprising placement next to plants so different in color and texture.

Community is a reflex that's sharpened by necessity.

This rage – the anger of time – is sharpened by his wicked sense of humour.

Creativity will always flourish when the senses are sharpened by extremes.

Before the experiment, the tips were sharpened by focused ion beam method.

His radical political convictions, already formed, were sharpened by the Depression.