At the local tavern, the card sharp dealt himself a winning hand with a practiced flick of the wrist.

During the storm, I felt sharp rushes of adrenaline that made me both terrified and exhilarated.

Along the marsh path, a stand of sharp rush swayed in the wind, its tufted stems glinting with morning dew.

Analysts warned that the state-funded media campaign was a form of sharp power intended to sway public opinion and weaken democratic institutions.

The composer marked the passage with a double sharp to raise the melody by a whole step.

The composer decided to write his new nocturne in A-sharp minor to challenge the pianist.

The sharp-cornered coffee table scratched the hardwood floor when I moved it.

The sharp-set traveler devoured every local delicacy he encountered.

The photographer delivered a series of pin-sharp images that captured every subtle expression on the actor's face.

In the startup's cutthroat culture, her sharp elbows helped her climb the ladder, but she lost friends along the way.