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Meanings of sharper edge in English

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Usage of sharper edge in English
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Maybe his voice carried a sharper edge than he'd meant it to.
Flesh and blood
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But last Thursday night's extravaganza for Tony Blair had a sharper edge.
The new yorker
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Another step forward and my voice took on a sharper edge.
In the shadow of gotham
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Whereupon the humiliation of that thrice wretched running away took a sharper edge.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
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Any moment a rougher touch or a sharper edge might cut her through.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 / A Maga...
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His voice took a sharper edge, and the gentleness died out of his face.
A Houseful of Girls
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The menace in the voice took on a sharper edge.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
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Their engagement would lend a sharper edge to his shaft.
The Cow Puncher
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He would be like them, and his consciousness would put a sharper edge on theirs.
Mary Olivier: a Life
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Her forthright comments earlier in the week gave an even sharper edge to traditional U.S.-Russian rivalry.
Reuters
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King's forthright comments earlier in the week gave an even sharper edge to traditional U.S.-Russian rivalry.
Reuters
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But lately our words carried a sharper edge, a growing hostility that was pushing us apart.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
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Did that innocent remark have a sharper edge?
Colors Aloft!
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It's your compensation; but just the same it gives a sharper edge to poor Weatherbee's luck.
The Rim of the Desert
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Nay, it seemed that her voice, too, had a sharper edge as she spoke to me.
Corporal Sam and Other Stories
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It was as sweet as it had been before, only this time it had a sharper edge.
The Darkest Minds
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