| 单词 | sharpened |
| 例句 | But Ben’s eye had sharpened with practice and age. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumerian scribes had progressed to inscribing on clay tablets with sharpened reeds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I asked, my near catastrophe with Deoch having sharpened my anxiety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He sharpened the pencil and spread out the piece of paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Finely groomed purple and black feathers sprouted from its slender arms, and each razor-like claw on its feet had been shined and sharpened. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At once he was aware that hearing was sharpened while sight was dimmed, but otherwise than in Shelob’s lair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was about a quarter mile square, with earthen ramparts on all four sides, the tops lined with sharpened spikes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Adam could hear the singing lilt of his speech and yet could detect no word pronounced in a strange manner except perhaps in sharpened t’s and /’s held high on the tongue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They roasted hunks of pork on sharpened sticks. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z All around her, the riders raised their lances, and the dirt and leaves that had buried the cruel bright points fell away to reveal the gleam of sharpened steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the crates drifted closer, the soft green shapes slowly sharpened into the hard edges of a wild, rocky island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sharpened cane I used when I thought an evil spirit was chasing me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We sat in the fields, from which the dragon had withdrawn its moisture, and sharpened those hoes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man’s voice sharpened, and at once Ekon regretted asking. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Arya took out the dagger and sharpened it to keep her hands busy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were sharpened sticks stuck into the ground or in pits. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was no longer tremulous; it carried the authoritative note sharpened by long years of mothering a large family. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, he appears more like a man: He spreads books and papers and archno-techno drawings on the table and makes notes with his sharpened pencil. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Besides, each of his tentacles has sixty-two razorlike barbs that have to be sharpened daily.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When they saw Catelyn's banners, they emerged from behind their sharpened stakes and sent a man over from the far bank to lead her party across. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ralph fumbled to hold his spear so that it was point foremost; and now he saw that the stick was sharpened at both ends. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Tariq was the one who told her, for instance, that militiamen stationed in the mountains sharpened their marksmanship—and settled wagers over said marksmanship—by shooting civilians down below, men, women, children, chosen at random. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His drinking in Nsukka—his auburn, finely refined brandy—had sharpened his mind, distilled his ideas and his confidence so that he sat in the living room and talked and talked and everybody listened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Slopper, not having graduated to full Hunter status, carried a sharpened stick. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then he began to thrust and her pleasure multiplied, sharpened on stone so that each tiny spark became a pleasure all its own. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When they got there a group of men were already pulling the monster off the sharpened stakes they had set in the bottom of a pit covered with dry leaves, and it stopped lowing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “So get your pencils sharpened and your desk in order. School begins at nine o’clock.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow the cold lake water actually made it worse, sharpened it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy’s tone sharpened, but if Dad noticed, he didn’t say anything about it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There, it ate the grass left out for it as the men sharpened their knives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “These haven’t been sharpened in ages, they are rusted, and I doubt they could cut through grass, much less a shamblers neck.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My fingers were sliding on my sharpened Number 2 pencil. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I opened the notebook and picked up the freshly sharpened pencil. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nick Farthing grinned down at him, a sharpened pencil in his fist. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She kicked and flailed while Caul held a sharpened icicle to her throat and shouted, “Stay back or I drive this through her jugular!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the danger closing in from all sides that had sharpened his senses. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It faced out, rather than in, and the spears of sharpened wood were like a fence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The Hephaestus cabin had set up traps around the entrance to the Labyrinth—razor wire, pits filled with pots of Greek fire, rows of sharpened sticks to deflect a charge. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Aureliano, whose mysterious intuition had become sharpened with the misfortune, felt a glow of clairvoyance when he saw her come in. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was smaller than he remembered and fixed to a single, long, square post, sharpened at the further end to put into the earth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For as long as she could remember, she had been sensitive to all the shifting meridians of energy around her, and her years at the Academy had sharpened and honed her awareness of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My words are sharpened to angry spears now. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The wooden hilt was clean and polished, its silvery metal blade sharpened to a lethal point. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then I cut a smaller twig and sharpened it to a point. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z So, when the alarm went off at seven, I dreamed I was back in that car, stuck in the river, sitting behind Screaming Ned as he sharpened his meat cleavers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Cole asked with a wry smile, as he sharpened a sapling for a hot-dog stick. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I quickly sharpened my pencil and got a clean pad of paper on my desk. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was shaved by a manservant with a blade sharpened daily, and his tailor’s bill could have fed a village. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But during the night, she sharpened her long tooth—whisk, whisk, whisk—and prepared to eat him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon leaving King’s we would go to the open veld, where we would imitate the various fighting methods—using sharpened sticks and iron rods—we had seen in the pictures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And in his shop he sharpened plows and mended harrows and welded broken axles and shod horses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Probably the first human had nothing but a sharpened stick or a piece of rock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It was as though some of her senses had been dulled, but others had been sharpened. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She sat on the side of the unhitched chariot and sharpened her knives with a whetstone. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And sitting atop it is a new pencil, freshly sharpened. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And since politics makes strange bedfellows, Alfred Lanning sat at the other side of the desk with his ferocious white eyebrows bent far forward over eyes in which chronic impatience had sharpened to acuity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A deep ditch had been dug around it, with sharpened stakes inside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Theo had not actually written the article on the local hero, but he had sharpened pencils for the reporter who did. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever did this sharpened its nails before it gutted him.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Aleuts who sharpened the long spears stopped this work and gave all their time to skinning the otter which were brought in at dusk. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Tony D. is looking up at me and he's showing his white teeth, I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth, and I go, "Uh-oh," and start to get real cold inside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The pregnant girls just sighed at the news and went on sweeping and sprinkling the dirt yards, and the young men sharpened their blades till the edges whistled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I also took out a sharpened pencil and a pad of Post-it notes to jot down any ideas that might come to mind. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Mechanics rolled up their sleeves and sharpened their eyes; a broken piston, an improperly locked shoulder harness, a faulty fuel tank light, any one of these could cost lives. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The tiger sharpened its claws on the stone elephant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She grumbled to herself all morning over her work while Tom and Samuel went over the boring equipment, sharpened bits, drew sketches of windmills new in design, and measured for timbers and redwood water tanks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Interspersed among their ranks were a dozen battle forklifts, their sharpened tines gleaming in the sunset and flaming bolts nocked in their crossbows. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This was lined with sharpened stakes by a solitary beaver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She slowly sharpened the stick until the point gleamed in the moonlight. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She sharpened the knife on a convenient stone and began hacking at the gardenias, scratching herself on the thorns. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good mind the old man had—sharpened in its work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At first I thought the draccus was asleep, but as my eyes sharpened I could see its head weaving steadily back and forth, back and forth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At worst, unrestrained, a matching set of sharpened kitchen knives would be drawn across her optic nerve, and then again, with a greater downward pressure, and she would be entirely shut in and alone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If I am a weapon, then I’m being sharpened against a grindstone every day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And Ares, well, he sat on his chrome-and-leather throne, glowering at me while he sharpened a knife. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I picked the pencil out of his palm and was glad it had been sharpened to a stub so he couldn't see my name in gold letters inscribed on the side. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When we got home, I wrote the signs I wanted in my lined-paper tablet with the Indian head on the front, using the pencil Grandma sharpened for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A carefully trimmed beard the color of soot sharpened the edges of his knife blade face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their claws have been filed and sharpened and they use them for scratching and cutting. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the kids held a stick, the end sharpened, and had the look of someone with a secret. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When he tried to leave her, she had already sharpened her longest kitchen knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Shagrat’s voice was lowered, so that even with his strangely sharpened hearing Sam could only just catch what was said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then, to keep at a distance dogs or men, he took a sharpened lance, and went to rest under a hollow rock where swine were sleeping out of the w ind and rain. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate one-handed, the other clutching a sharpened stick lest anyone try to wrest away his prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her hearing sharpened and she felt the dreadful noises in her bones: a distant screeching of brakes, the slam of a door, gunfire, the crush of boots, a muffled scream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching with sharpened eyes for someone to appear suddenly at the head of the stairs. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The horns on top of their heads looked like they’d just been sharpened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The senators read newspapers, jumped up and down opening and closing doors and windows, gazed at the ceiling, sharpened pencils, clipped their fingernails, stretched, and yawned. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z There I joined some twenty others, all of whom were gasping, with red, wet faces, as the pain sharpened. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked on it for a week, using a sharpened Popsicle stick to shape the slightly bulging eyes and the goatee and earring and longish hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As before, Sam found that his hearing was sharpened, but that to his sight the things of this world seemed thin and vague. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There in the lead was King Azaz, his dazzling armor embossed with every letter in the alphabet, and, with him, the Mathemagician, brandishing a freshly sharpened staff. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z There were several pads of lined paper and a bundle of sharpened pencils held together with a rubber band. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I took another breath, slower than the first, and tried not to think on the newly sharpened knives on the kitchen steps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa skinned it for them carefully, and into the large end he thrust a sharpened stick. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He met my gaze, and his rheumy eyes sharpened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z That had all passed now with his disgrace, and what on the part of the school officials had been an attitude of contempt blunted by tolerance, had now become a contempt sharpened by hate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The stake was in his hands, the stake sharpened at both ends, the stake that vibrated so wildly, that grew long, short, light, heavy, light again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I also took three bunches of sticky notes, my whole bundle of sharpened pencils, a few pens, and ran back to the living room. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z His nose sharpened when he saw the greasy sink with its scum of food bits at the bottom. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His front teeth had been sharpened to points by bone or grinding or evolution, I couldn’t be sure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When he closed his hand into a fist it sharpened, as if a knife were stabbing up his arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Archer sat across from her, legs swung over the branches for balance as he sharpened his new knives. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The smell of a newly sharpened pencil the soft hush of it moving finally one day into letters. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Being deprived of sight, Frodo found his hearing and other senses sharpened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z One morning she was pulled out of her uneasy, thick sleep by a steady pounding that sharpened into a knocking at her bedroom door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Age and experience had sharpened Clara’s ability to divine the occult and to move objects from afar. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The latrines that ringed the encampment were overflowing and swarming with flies, and she saw faint greenish fuzz on many of the sharpened stakes that protected the perimeters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And with her father, her brooding watchfulness sharpened into poison. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I took off for the field of sharpened sticks, knowing that would slow the undead woman down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The next one displayed inmate weapons: a sharpened piece of Plexiglas, a filed-down serving spoon, a metal spike. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the cub, infuriated beyond bearing, did leap, full at the sharpened stick, not even seeing it in his blind rage. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In her other hand she carried the sharpened stick, which she used as a walking staff. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled over the white split rail fence and carefully picked my way past the sharpened stakes of the interior fence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He read the letter from the Shadow Tower again, sharpened a quill, and unstoppered a pot of thick black ink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From this he cut off a good piece, and then he and his men sharpened it and hardened the point by turning it round and round in the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved my desk, my teachers, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils waiting patiently in their box. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And then, as if the lens of a camera had sharpened its focus, the faces cleared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Grandma had provided me with a new notepad, a sharpened pencil, and color crayons, which I put on the desk. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sierra sharpened her mind and allowed her vision to slip alongside the spirits as they, thundered through the old anthropologist’s inner workings. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We sang along, pointing as she did with our sharpened pencils, rubber end out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Fingernail marks. He was desperate to get away—to drag himself by his fingertips, if necessary. He was alive the entire time that thing sharpened its claws on the stone while its master watched.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But the atomic bombing, if anything, just sharpened our worry. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In gloved hands were clutched all manner of weapons: longswords and lances and sharpened scythes, spiked clubs and daggers and heavy iron mauls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Everything had been readied—new shoes that did not pinch, spiral notepads that rustled like dollars from the bank, and yellow pencils sharpened to a decimal point, without a tooth mark to be found. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The next day two thousand men, many armed with sharpened sticks, advanced on McArthur’s workers, seized two, and began beating them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Jake sharpened the end of a match and picked a troublesome cavity in a tooth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He laid out the tablet and sharpened the pencils with his pocketknife. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s voice took on the edge of a blade sharpened on a stone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The ice did not help—if anything it sharpened the sourness, and made the taste linger in the mouth after the mead was swallowed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Laura's voice is tense and bright like a newly sharpened knife that every time she speaks cuts a little sliver from her self-control. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This sharpened the feelings in the physics community and among the program’s civilian leadership that discussions about the deployment of the bomb and postwar management of its technology should be urgently stepped up. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She cleared out weeds and broke up the ground with a sharpened stick. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The other end was sharpened and caked with gray dirt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had never even been sharpened; their ends were flat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Their summits glimmered pale and jagged as a row of sharpened teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he found the perfect sapling, he hacked it off with the knife blade and sharpened the end. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Students with new notebooks and sharpened pencils in hand ambled about the courtyard, kicking up dust, chatting in groups, waiting for the class captains’ whistles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On deck, Carlyle jabs at the squid with a mop handle sharpened into a harpoon, but the creature’s flesh is too thick for him to do much damage. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Finally, using the hatchet he sharpened a stick and poked a hole in the egg. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The prongs of each forklift had been sharpened into oversized sword blades. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart transferred a round glass paperweight competently from the right edge of his desk to the left edge and picked up a sharpened pencil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All of these young players would eventually be surpassed by Fischer, but they tested him with daring alternative variations, and his play sharpened as a result. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Noting and repeating my observations only sharpened my mental catalog. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Some were armed with nothing more than sharpened sticks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At least a thousand, maybe more: bowmen, spearmen, peasants armed with scythes and sharpened sticks, freeriders and mounted archers, and another hundred knights to stiffen them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One hunger sharpened another hunger, and one crime blotted out the one before it, and the little crimes committed against those starving men flared into one gigantic maniac crime. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The colored pencils were taken away by the staff when I wasn’t looking one day, leaving just plastic markers and soft pastels—things that don’t need to be sharpened. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Two men, who also sharpened the spears, did this work, laboring far into the night by the light of seaweed fires. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept chanting over and over again as they scratched at us with their sharpened talons. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The blurry gray lines sharpened, revealing a shot of Fillmore Street. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The gold leaf was rubbed off, and each separate six-inch hook was sharpened and filed to a deadly point. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Ma’s big butcher knife was already sharpened, and Uncle Henry had brought Aunt Polly’s butcher knife. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my seat and got my pad and sharpened my pencil. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He snapped the pencil in two and handed her the sharpened end. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, scoffing at herself for being such an old-fashioned Eskimo, she sharpened her man’s knife on a stone and set to work. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama's shears have been freshly sharpened, and they cut through newsprint like nothing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He sharpened a quill with his small pen knife to scribe these things in sloe or lampblack? The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He could hear the Sisters singing as they pounded flour or boiled down herbs or sharpened their knives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to see my teacher’s welcoming smile, open to the next page in a book, or start marking a clean work sheet with a sharpened pencil. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Crouch stared back, his face somehow sharpened, each line upon it more deeply etched. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But for a while they could still feel, and indeed the senses of their feet and fingers at first seemed sharpened almost painfully. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hunger sharpened her skills, and Frightful was upon it before it reached the fortress. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It reminded him of slicing a yam with a newly sharpened knife, the easy perfection in every slice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Above all, they sharpened her desire to make something of her own life. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I handed him things, and I sharpened his pencils, which he kept in a shaving mug. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The economic hardships of the last few years had only sharpened the distinctions between them and the boys they were about to take on. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Rishi made the first strokes, his hand dwarfing the stub of charcoal pencil that had obviously been sharpened many, many times. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I turned my pad to a clean page and sharpened up my pencil. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The owner of an Indianapolis repair shop testified that Holmes had come into his shop on October 3, 1894, with two cases of surgical instruments and asked to have them sharpened. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for those trapped birds, whose skinny legs were plucked to reveal spurs sharpened into lethal spikes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her blue eyes, so pale before, sharpened and she spat out, “What’re you looking at me like that for?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to live it has sharpened its claws! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All along First Avenue, giants sharpened their axes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A sharpened stick about five feet long trailed from his right hand, and except for a pair of tattered shorts held up by his knife-belt he was naked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We’ve heard how they sharpened their teeth and stormed the invaders in northeastern Congo, feeding on nothing but rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Servants wheel in tiered trays bursting with skin-color pastilles and rouge pots, brushes and combs and barrel irons, tonics and creams, bei-powder bundles, waxes and perfumes, measuring rods and metal instruments, and sharpened kohl pencils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then at lunch recess—during which we all sharpened our three Number 2 pencils again—the power came on. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The sherry had sharpened his anxiety rather than deadened it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He brought paper and ink to the table, and sharpened a quill. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a league from the crossroads, a barricade of sharpened stakes had been erected, manned by pikemen and archers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jon slipped sideways between two sharpened stakes while Ghost slid beneath them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Millard searched through the gravel until he found a sharpened stone, and, using another stone as a hammer, he chipped an inscription of his own below the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My sensibilities became sharpened to the point where I began paying singular attention to little oddities that previously I had dismissed without thought, now thinking that they were manifestations of witchcraft. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she borrowed a nicely sharpened pencil from the blue mason jar on the librarian’s desk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Reynie hustled forward, sharpened his pencil—he felt all eyes upon him as he ground away, checked the tip, and ground away again—and hurried back to his seat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His failures were sharpened, in an odd way, by Woody’s return. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heart beating so quickly, every sense sharpened. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It is an unlucky time for travelers and for the sick; children are not given their true name during the Fallows, and no Deeds are sung, nor swords nor edge-tools sharpened, nor oaths sworn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a crescent moon curve they're a half-moon, the blades weighted and sharpened on both sides to easily cut in either direction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I say it rather with irony sharpened by self-pity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But his hearing had sharpened considerably since power and artificial lights had mostly become a thing of his past. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He took out the pencil; it was not sharpened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, I drew my sharpened sword and in one bound held it against her throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while he rose on his hind legs and stretched his forepaws to their full extent against a tree, then methodically sharpened their claws on the bark. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His cleverness, over time, has sharpened into a rapier wit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He caught sight of Eril-Fane again, and saw that his wry amusement had sharpened to a kind of keen appraisal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After a time he heard die noise again, the rasp of steel on stone as Bronn sharpened his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He put die three fish on the board, pushed sharpened pegs through their tails into cracks on the cooking board, and propped it next to the reddest part of the coals. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo had heard a story of a witch who had her eyes poked out with a sharpened stick. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Grummore, just behind, was puffing and asking everybody whether they had sharpened their spears. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Bast’s normally affable expression sharpened into a glare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I quickly sharpened my pencil, cracked my knuckles, yawned, stretched my arms, and was ready. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I finished that I found a couple pieces of chalk and sharpened those down so that when I stuck the flat end up between my upper lip and gum they hung down like fangs. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, while Daniel sharpened his knives, I began lifting chickens from the crates. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The presence of the master, Ranofer discovered, sharpened Pai’s already sharp eye and diminished his short temper to the vanishing point. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then a test booklet appeared oh the podium in front of her, along with a sharpened pencil. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I ran back to where he’d landed, pulled him to his feet, and dragged him by the hand through the field of sharpened sticks, to the safety of Rose Hill. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She peered at me over her glasses; her eyes sharpened on me like a bird of prey spying a mouse. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Her voice sharpened and he finally blinked and turned to her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When he spoke, I saw that his teeth had all been sharpened to points. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His face was waxen, and his sharp features were sharpened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When he approached her, she felt his curiosity ripple through the meridians between them, and then it sharpened, his eyes focusing on her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He must have sharpened his pencil fifteen times during that test. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As I sharpened, I imagined using the knife to cut through the ropes that tied us to New York. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent five days in a hospital and the world around seemed sharpened now and pulsing with life. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And the stone had an edge to it, sharpened against me, for I had killed her.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All my senses sharpened as we headed for the porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Fairey has called Van Hamersveld’s original “a perfect image” and “my favorite poster of all time…an epiphany that sharpened my focus as an artist.” `Endless Summer' means permanent honor for artist Van Hamersveld 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z After this experience, he could have had no illusions about the ruthlessness of the Nazis, and his suffering seems to have sharpened his already intense hatred of his tormentors and his desire to escape them. The Real Great Escape by Guy Walters – review 2012-05-23T13:40:01Z Twitter reacted by chasing down the idea and stabbing it with sharpened sticks. Perspective | No, dudes, we don’t need your all-girl version of ‘Lord of the Flies’ 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z There is video of Mr. Farley’s sketches at the Second City comedy theater in Chicago, where he sharpened his skills. Review: ‘I Am Chris Farley,’ a Brief Life, Lived for Laughs 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z She captures the duality of a character whose wits are sharpened by passion yet who, when briefly abandoned by her beloved Orlando, gazes after him with the bereft sadness of a stricken doe. As You Like It – review 2013-04-25T17:02:13Z Their mood of mingled anger and sorrow sharpened into lamentation after the sudden death of her husband. Kay WalkingStick’s American History 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z It sounds like a band making a calculated attempt to crack the mainstream, with its smooth, shiny finish, its beats processed to metronomic perfection, its hooks sharpened and placed front and centre. ZZ Top: Dalís of the Delta 2012-11-08T19:00:00Z His observations were arguably sharpened by his supposed otherness. Lou Sullivan’s Diaries Are a Radical Testament to Trans Happiness 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z But they still go out for breakfast, and declining vigour is in part made up for by a sharpened appreciation of the world around them. The 100-year-old couple – still married, still going strong 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z He sharpened his satirical ax as a young man working as a teacher and social worker in South Africa. Comic novelist Tom Sharpe dies at 85 2013-06-06T18:01:04Z That voice took shape and sharpened over time, but it would return again and again to the banks of the Tuckahoe River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born in 1818. A Big New Biography Treats Frederick Douglass as Man, Not Myth 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Local trade and craft guilds, from lumbermen to haberdashers, marked territory and sharpened rivalries. Art Review: ‘Illuminating Faith’ at the Morgan: Images of the Eucharist 2013-07-04T20:22:28Z Tuna salad sharpened with red onion is pleasing. Review | With Capo Italian Deli in Shaw, owners aim to create delicious deja vu 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z It was taut, transfixing music, sharpened by the austerity of the setting: just Mr. Taborn at the piano, on his own. Lonely Voyage of Player,Piano and Audience 2011-07-02T04:00:25Z Your memory and ability to do everything that you need to do is sharpened, because you're not a child just playing in the dirt. Drew Barrymore: Don't mention the c-word 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z And again, these traits are only sharpened in performance. Music: New Concert DVDs From Beyonc? and Adele 2011-11-27T05:03:07Z It recently sold its gold mining operation, Nordgold, and sharpened its focus on its core business: steel and related mining. Betting on America 2012-06-07T01:34:51Z Always, there are larger dishes of pork, like a well-executed saltimbocca, served over a pillow of buckwheat polenta sharpened with balsamic. Choice Tables: Atlanta Serves Sophisticated Southern 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z Caulfield takes a sharpened pencil and dutifully traces and copies 1960s furniture, a Sunday supplement style for living that now looks quaint and retro. White Cube drawing show: The thin grey line 2010-07-20T20:31:00Z That morsel of context sharpened the song’s lyrics, exposing his somnolent arrangement as a deadly lure. Music Review: Tangled in a Dreamscape With Friends in Tow 2010-09-23T21:21:00Z These slapstick interludes go on for too long; their timing still needs to be sharpened. Review: In ‘Sisters’ Follies,’ Basil Twist Conjures Two Avant-Garde 1915 Benefactors 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z But the tradeoff is a sharpened sense of the organic relationship between art and its social context. Art Review: The Heart That Beats, Heats, Chills and Whips 2010-09-19T22:42:00Z This contrast is obvious enough when you juxtapose the powerful abstractions of Terry Frost and Patrick Heron with the actual, tourist-strewn landscape, but wherever possible Fox sharpened it with an anecdote. TV review: At Home With the Georgians 2010-12-03T08:00:00Z These innovations sharpened the characters’ relationships; I wish an opera house could incorporate them once in a while. A jazzed-up ‘Carmen’ goes where Carmens have gone before 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The coronavirus disaster has sharpened the already contentious political debate about income inequality. The pandemic is testing the generosity of billionaires, according to a Washington Post survey of the 50 richest Americans 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z There was a sharpened sense that the unease would never end. Dread, War and Ambivalence: Literature Since the Towers Fell 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Her bright, shiny soprano, with its wheeling vibrato and metallic edge, conveys a high-strung emotionality that is sharpened by her acting skills. Music Review: Christine Andreas in ‘Bemused,’ at 54 Below 2013-01-29T23:07:45Z Muybridge's long exposures make waterfalls or surging creeks look like sharpened wedges or blunt-ended mallets, weapons that enforce geological flux. Eadweard Muybridge 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z The Philharmonic seems to be steadily acclimating to its newly renovated hall, though the brasses remain extremely bright-sounding at full force, sharpened rather than golden. Review: A Shostakovich Symphony Finally Reaches the Philharmonic 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Who was responsible? – then sharpened and expanded with time. 'A failure of our system': inside a damning take on the Great Recession 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The author, playwright, politician and commentator whose vast and sharpened range of published works and public remarks were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday at age 86 in Los Angeles. Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies 2012-08-01T17:33:11Z Tabloid newspapers and television dramas have sharpened our appetites for horror stories about family businesses, of Machiavellian parents seated on the thrones of their capitalist empires manipulating their power-mad children like chess pawns. What’s in a Name? For These Design Brands, Generations of Expectations. 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In a way, this condition has sharpened my appreciation of the world. Experience: I have lived in the dark for a decade 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z It may also have sharpened the prominence of a partisan alternative press, such as Breitbart.com, that regularly champions him. Mainstream media puts out the call for pro-Trump columnists 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Under Belgian rule, the divide was further sharpened with the introduction of ID cards that specified one ethnicity or another, along with that of a third group, a minuscule minority known as the Twa. The Dark Underside of Rwanda’s Model Public Image 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Swing by its comfortable two-year-old location on Cerrillos Road for a cup of ink-black java, then, with senses duly sharpened, plunge into some bargain-hunting a few blocks away at El Museo Cultural Winter Market. 36 Hours in Santa Fe 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Even though there is no mention of roses, you know where you are with Calvi – tilting at perdition, red lipstick sharpened. Mercury prize shortlist 2011: what Guardian and Observer critics said 2011-07-19T13:07:52Z Meyers' "Late Show" is an extension of his experience hosting "Weekend Update," but it's fair to say that its harder edge was sharpened on the "Daily Show" whetstone. Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z One or two things in Waters's play could be sharpened. Little Platoons ? review 2011-01-25T18:30:04Z That poetic quality was sharpened in New York and matured in Italy. Cy Twombly's late works alongside Turner and Monet – the week in art 2012-06-15T11:47:02Z The previous week spent vacationing with my girlfriend’s family sharpened into focus our incompatibility, and this episode merely sealed the deal. The tears of men: a crusade to have the sight of male crying be accepted, once and for all 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The songs were sharpened by the parameters of live performance, sometimes drastically: “Lunatic,” written in response to the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., feels overdetermined on the album but had a gnarly rightness live. Review: Bilal Brings Far-Out Viewpoint to This Life and His Show 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z I sharpened the blades of my old skates. Searching for a River to Skate Away On 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Stephen Stills was stabbed repeatedly in the leg, with a sharpened bicycle spoke, by an unknown Angel. The Chaos of Altamont and the Murder of Meredith Hunter 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Fairey has called Van Hamersveld's original poster "a perfect image" and "my favorite poster of all time ... an epiphany that sharpened my focus as an artist." An 'Endless Summer' for artist John Van Hamersveld 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z What he excels at is shooting people, a skill he sharpened as a Marine in Afghanistan, and Fuches urges him to stay in his lane. Review: In ‘Barry,’ This Actor Slays Them, Offstage 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Few took his more combative books and essays altogether seriously, though they sharpened the conversation. Tom Wolfe’s ‘The Kingdom of Speech’ Takes Aim at Darwin and Chomsky 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z In each case Mr. Carter plays alto, bracingly, his in-the-pocket phrasing sharpened by the lurking threat of combustion. New Music: Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Claudia Quintet - New Albums 2011-10-11T00:13:28Z Using a freshly sharpened knife, lop off tops and tails, slip off skins. Go big with a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z But for the note-taking designers in the audience, the focus sharpened most when Thompson was talking about the crew she works with, how that fountain was constructed and what that erosion fabric was made from. Perspective | The low-key, high-style approach to crafting gardens for the stars 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z SUN Apple tasting and sale, how to grow your own, kids' crafts, tools sharpened, apple pie, lectures, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar 2011-10-19T22:30:06Z And as he has sharpened and intensified the Ford Foundation’s focus on inequality, he has kept the arts central to that mission. Perspective | A voice for the arts, and social justice, joins the National Gallery of Art board 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Even here, however, Jimmy falls back on his con man skill of persuasion, sharpened by years of seeing easy marks at a distance and taking advantage his target's weaknesses. The "Better Call Saul" point of no return: Jimmy McGill is dead, and Saul Goodman rises 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The picture on my ancient Sony sharpened into splotches of red, yellow, and orange on a deep-blue background, like fire sitting on water. How many times had I wished my father dead? This time, it was different 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The work, five panels of sharpened porcelain teeth, honored the memory of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy with pointed teeth who was put on display at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Bronx Zoo. Distinct Prisms in an Ever-Shifting Kaleidoscope 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Although the wooden spears are no longer sharpened, serious injury is an integral part of the "game". Picture of the week: Blood Sacrifice In Sumba, by James Morgan 2013-06-28T15:30:00Z “So it was natural,” he added, “to be in that conversation with her, and when Covid hit, that situation sharpened.” Gavin Brown Closes His Gallery and Joins Forces With Barbara Gladstone 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z This is especially true of Brown, who makes his character Randall into a swirling ball of internal conflict, which is somewhat sharpened by knowing it’s his birthday. Watch and weep: “This Is Us” will give you something to cry about 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z "I have something important to tell you," my mother said on our revelatory trip to San Francisco, and my senses sharpened. In the house of alternative facts: How my parents' lies prepared me for post-truth America 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z As Coates grew older, attending high school and later Howard University — his personal “Mecca” — the questions sharpened and evolved. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’ 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z After entering the world of Hollywood at 15, she retreated to her native Philadelphia with a sharpened acting goal: theater in New York City. Sarah Steele of 'The Country House' finds comfort in her characters 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z On good days, they communicate a tacit understanding that here is something worthy of their sharpened attention and focus. Perspective | As theaters reopen, a crucial cinematic ingredient is back: The audience 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The sparseness of the format sharpened some contrasts, like the one between Mr. Veloso’s light, satiny croon and Mr. Gil’s heavier, more textured cry. Review: Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Harmonic and Political Still 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The man the White House press secretary Jen Psaki referred to early on as looking to project a “cool grandpa” vibe sharpened his message as his campaign evolved. Some Notes on 100 Days of Biden Style 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z That was the litter box in which he sharpened his claws and perfected his media sorcery. Cindy Adams, Gossip’s G.O.A.T. 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z But there was a problem: As her writing skills sharpened, her publishers told her it would be difficult to shop her songs around town — because they couldn’t imagine anyone else but her singing those lyrics. Maren Morris isn’t trying to be a country music ‘savior,’ but she’s just what Nashville needs 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z It's a consummately erudite record, full of gnarled songs of doubt and redemption, and tonight Oberst and his long-serving band lend this fertile material a sharpened, visceral edge. Bright Eyes ? review 2011-02-15T19:20:00Z But they have an edge sharpened by the rigors of street style and the swagger of hip-hop, combined with a sense of luxury and understanding of technique. Hip-hop was poised to conquer fashion. Why did it stop short? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z She sharpened his pencils with a knife because he thought the points lasted longer that way. Frances Kroll Ring, secretary of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, dies at 99 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The chorus, sharpened by Auto-Tune, is “No, no, no” — it’s simultaneously denial, reassurance and proof of life. Rosalía Issues an English Request, and 9 More New Songs 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z In this new state of being, parents like Reza describe a heightened sense of attention, a sharpened awareness of little details and interactions with their children that have stayed with them. Fear, joy, grief, gratitude: The whiplash of parenting during existential chaos 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z A cup holds an arsenal of freshly sharpened pencils, a studiously analog statement in this digital age. Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z As Marcus drove closer, the pegs turned into small trees, and the outlines of the island sharpened into view. Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A natural fit for summer Some are light, clear and sweet, some sharpened with green tomatoes or lime leaves and redolent of galangal and Thai basil, others thickened with coconut milk and flavored with kroeung. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Local Fare Gets a Chance to Shine 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The avuncular pair, renowned for chillingly accurate, if uncomfortable, observations, have meticulously sharpened their analysis. 'Betrayal of the American Dream': short-term gain, long-term pain 2012-08-22T19:00:06Z Learning from other prisoners, he built a crude, single-needle tattoo machine with a Bic pen, a melted toothbrush, a cassette tape motor, a paper clip and a sharpened guitar string for the needle. Tattoo you: Freddy Negrete, the black-and-gray style and an L.A. museum's new interactive exhibition 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z It was their conversation, often carried on when they were caught between different cities, which sharpened his interest in "absent physical presence". Artist of the week 92: Raphael Danke 2010-06-17T16:08:00Z As Noah and Colbert have aimed their satire at Trump and his endless clown car of insanity, their comedy has sharpened and their ratings have surged. Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert step up: Donald Trump made “The Daily Show” and out-of-character Colbert relevant again 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z This episode marked a clear turning point in Nasir's manner and outlook -- a sharpened survival instinct and a hardening of the spirit. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 4: Friends or Foes 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The poems collected in “A Fire in My Head” exhibit a decidedly sharpened political edge, too. It Took Nearly 30 Years. Is America Ready for Ben Okri Now? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z On "Get Out on Your Own," Lakim snips sharpened Sade tidbits and spreads them out in geometric patterns, working four-on-the-floor stomp, jumpy British and American R&B and U.K. garage. Essential tracks: Sufjan Stevens' 'Carrie & Lowell' hits a personal chord 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z It can be forged and sharpened into a weapon. Perspective | A song doesn’t have to scream U!S!A! to be patriotic. Just ask the NFL. 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Attuned to the task at hand, suspicious of everything, our senses sharpened. Your Vacation Mission? Find This Stolen Horse 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z His fledgling newspaper, The North Star, served as the school where he sharpened his grasp of politics and developed a penetrating style as an editorialist. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z It was not the sharpened moment of post-feminist commentary that, fairly or otherwise, so many of us look for from the duo. 2015 Golden Globes: Flat jokes, but pleasing upsets 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z He shaved the sides, throwing curlicues of wood into the air, and sharpened the tip. Germany’s Christmas markets take yuletide spirit to another level 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Rereading isn’t so much about examining a younger self or an older self; it’s about locating sensibility, that thing that’s refined and honed and modified and sharpened over a lifetime. Perspective | Meg Wolitzer on rereading — and avoiding — her past work 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z What’s left are survivors — men and women who have been sharpened into efficient escapists and confident killers. The Walking Dead Watch: Still 2014-03-03T15:30:58Z The French, who gave us the word ennui and sharpened the concept of existentialism, produced the works that may most help Mr. Snowden adjust to his new life, especially those of Jean-Paul Sartre. ArtsBeat: Russia for Beginners: A Literary Course for Edward Snowden 2013-07-25T23:16:45Z My job, which I relished as a teenager, was to carve thin, even slices for the whole family with a finely sharpened butcher’s knife. My Search for Lost Time in a Slice of Jewish Rye 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z But the focus sharpened tightly when Roomful of Teeth took the stage for the searing “You Are Not the Guy,” from Hearne’s five-part exploration of racial and cultural identity, “Coloring Book.” Roomful of Teeth and A Far Cry give a biting performance at National Gallery 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Blunt, austere percussion — from a booming Japanese taiko drum to the metallic scrape of a knife being sharpened — is layered with neo-medieval wind consorts, modernist dissonances, Minimalist vibraphone patterns and isolated electronics. Playlist: Roots Rock and the Funk of the Firmament 2010-02-19T21:40:00Z But mostly he was a combative writer whose strict interpretation of the Constitution on gay rights, gun control and other polarizing issues galvanized conservatives and sharpened the acrimony in American politics. Shining a light into the political chasm of America through Scalia and 'The Originalist' 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The hunter-gatherer instinct is kindled, the concentration is sharpened and the tension mounts: will I find that treasure or not? When my husband died, mushroom foraging helped me out of the dark 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Once your knife is sharpened, you'll want to keep it that way for as long as possible. The very best way to sharpen your knives 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z She has limbs that light up, have speakers in them, are sharpened points, and even one covered in Swarovski crystals. The World's First Amputee Pop Star Is Here, And She's Incredible 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z And in some peculiar way the making of those more fanciful films may have sharpened his sense of the importance of visual precision, his highly developed taste for l’image juste. Film: He?s Fought His Own Way Back to Work 2011-01-09T02:13:01Z This sestet is sharpened by Robert's characteristic division of the six lines into two separate triplets, a structure favoured by Philip Sidney in Astrophil and Stella. Poem of the week: Sonnet 30 by Robert Sidney 2013-05-20T09:01:27Z After spending the morning at Little Beach, where the sea air sharpened our appetites, we took a private boat into town for lunch at Central Provisions. Maine’s Cushing Island delivers a whole lot of wonderful nothing 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Her writing style sharpened in three later plays developed in Seattle, with Rep director Daniel Sullivan. Author brings Wendy Wasserstein's complexities, gifts to light 2011-08-24T22:32:03Z Threatened with sinking into casino-act irrelevance over the next two decades, and at one point struggling with drug and alcohol problems, he sharpened his artistic focus, concentrating on American Songbook standards. Tony Bennett at 90: ‘I Just Love What I’m Doing’ 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z A standout among five salads was a twist on the Caesar: a Basque sheep's milk cheese melting into grilled romaine, a creamy dressing sharpened with sherry vinegar, and crispy batter-fried anchovies mimicking croutons. Bake's bops into Bellevue, blowing changes in the kitchen 2012-08-16T20:54:04Z The Transamerica tower rises like a pencil sharpened for the first day of school. Credit where it's due: Why Gin Wong never quite became one of L.A. architecture's household names 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Has it been brutalised in the process, or sharpened? TV review: Line of Duty; Imagine: Theatre of War; Gordon Behind Bars 2012-06-26T23:15:06Z Doma refined and sharpened his tribal silhouette, sending out long, lean pantsuits and elaborately folded coats with an Eastern twist instead of the bulky, monastic fare of seasons past. Move over Galliano, Lady Gaga makes debut 2011-03-03T16:17:00Z The cakes, punctuated with crisp prosciutto, get a vivid red backdrop of tomato sauce sharpened with coriander seeds. A world of D.C. brunch options, no passport required Merrick's absence from England for the mid-1970s likely sharpened his ability to see the crumbling, rotting Britain of that time very clearly. Why The Black Panther can hold its head up high 2012-06-06T15:46:19Z Her ambitions sharpened as her ear tuned to Beckett’s Anglo-Saxon vocabulary, his tortured but exact syntax, the sonic perfection of his prose as it sought the comic depths of human suffering. For Lydia Davis, Language Is Character 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s a classic tale yet one sharpened with a surprising, contemporary edge. No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summer 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Everything in controlled, measured out and sharpened to a point. Joan Didion gets out of town in 'South and West' — and finds only fragments 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z It has sharpened my longing for you & our sweet & peaceful home. Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela’s Letters From Prison 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z But watch Mr. Fiennes’s hands, look as they flutter, their white, spidery fingers idling with exquisite delicacy as the long nails, sharpened into perfect arrows, threaten the worst. | 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2': Childhood Vanishing in Swirls of Smoke 2011-07-14T01:03:02Z With Jahan at his side or on his back, the elephant entertains at the sultan’s celebrations, does heavy lifting on construction sites and, with sharpened, lethal tusks and to Jahan’s horror, goes to war. ‘The Architect’s Apprentice’: a boy and an elephant in Istanbul 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z But the nostalgia is sharpened to a point with an abrupt final jump to a chattery present-day Brooklyn dinner party. Movie Review: In ‘Go Down Death,’ the Past Gets Murkier 2014-03-28T00:09:02Z The bracing scallops from the North Coast benefit from diced green apple, chopped oysters and buttermilk sharpened with horseradish. Review | In Dublin, Chapter One begins and ends with pampering 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z As the fourth season of “Superstore” continues, the writing that drives the drudgery at Cloud 9, the big box Walmart stand-in where the series is set, has only sharpened. Smart Watch: Salon's guide to TV this week 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Critics sharpened their knives, often dismissing the film as exploitative drivel. William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z On social media, the transactional nature of celebrity activism is sharpened. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The water there was opaque, which sharpened a sense of mysterious life-forms teeming below. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Shark? 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Across the shoulder runs one word that Drake inscribed, with a sharpened stick or similar tool: “catination,” a variant of catenation, the state of being yoked or chained. The Enslaved Artist Whose Pottery Was an Act of Resistance 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Competition is a hard fact of life—a fact that the conditions of their upbringing have delayed for many Millennials, but against which Generation X sharpened its self-reliant entrepreneurialism. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z And on Saturday it spoke with a peculiar directness — sharpened by the prospect of the Scottish referendum that could, this week, bring what everybody knows as the United Kingdom to an end. Last Night of the London Proms: A Sonic Potpourri 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z The most soothing dish is soft polenta swirled with crisp, caramelized mushrooms and sharpened with Parmigiano-Reggiano, at once primal and perfect. Review | Sfoglina review: A pronounced expression of pasta and more, from Team Fiola 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Since that book appeared, the focus on planetary survival has sharpened dramatically. In Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest,’ the Trees Are Talking Back 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z My axe may be sharpened even sooner than I thought. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt wields his axe 2010-05-25T21:01:00Z “Found” let me discover the pleasure of yellowtail tuna marinated in lemon and ginger, then rolled in grilled cabbage leaves and sharpened with ramp puree. Patowmack Farm: Fresh from the ground — and from a chef’s imagination The librarian’s gift of a little notebook and a sharpened pencil began his writer’s journey. Gary Paulsen tells his own survival story in ‘Gone to the Woods’ 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z And despite Quinn’s venom — sharpened by anger over her father’s death — there’s the sense that Quinn’s gone through this herself and knows the drill by now. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2 Episode 4: ‘We Made All of This Happen’ 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z In contrast, most of Escape From the Werewolf Village was played at a table that was set with sharpened pencils, clipboards, a sealed envelope and a small chest with a four-number lock attached to it. In Escape Rooms, Video Games Meet Real Life 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z "A stand-out accompaniment, the potatoes are roasted, then tossed with stir-fried spring onions and then drizzled with a rich soy dressing that is sharpened by the acidic hit of vinegar," writes recipe developer Lara Lee. 22 crispy, creamy potato side dishes 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z A geometric pattern of a shell sharpened as I descended to the floor, and I fanned my fingers across its ridges. In Turkey, Adventure Travel Takes the Plunge 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The reviewers didn’t find the book so appetizing, and some sharpened their knives. Pat Conroy, best-selling author of ‘Great Santini’ and ‘Prince of Tides,’ dies at 70 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z In particular, the question of who owns identity — who has a right to depict whom, and how — has sharpened in the past few years. The Wild, Anti-Authoritarian Art of Peter Saul 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z His most recent album, "Popular Problems," captures him in ragged voice but sharpened mind, wry and witty here, meditative and calm there, with longtime collaborator Robinson offering typically seductive counterpoint. 'On Tour with Leonard Cohen' presents a picture of the singing poet 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z “Pike and dill” translates into winey, pan-fried fish sharpened with horseradish and rich with stripes of pike mousseline, roe-bejeweled sour cream and a shimmering sauce of dill and lovage. Helsinki’s food scene, coming on strong There is no suggestion of political axes being sharpened. Movie Review: ‘Epic,’ Directed by Chris Wedge 2013-05-23T22:59:35Z So I traded in my sharpened pencils for an apron and a pair of clogs, and started serving tables five nights a week at a local pub. Modern Love: Modern Love - Friends Without Benefits 2013-01-10T20:42:11Z Six years playing in the service sharpened his skills and brought financial stability, but he does not miss the push-ups or the political climate of the Navy. The bluegrass is now being served 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The young fighter has sharpened his mind along with his body. “Creed” Is a Knockout 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z An opening of prissy flowered dresses was soon sharpened up with strong tailored pieces, like double-breasted pea jackets. Fashion Review: Trousers Missing on the New York Autumn 2012 Runways 2012-02-13T16:51:14Z I love Luciana's final words about how she's sharpened her knives and is ready to remove her earrings and start chopping in "Last Chance Kitchen." The fourth episode of "Top Chef: World All Stars" is all about Victoire 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Deviled” eggs are more accurately devilish: soft-cooked and divinely draped in smoky, sweet bacon marmalade sharpened with horseradish. Taste of the Big Easy: bacony, boozy, crispy-fried and good 2014-02-27T22:27:38Z And here the mood sharpened, taking on a more overtly theatrical edge. Dance Review: New Ideas Between Twists and Turns 2011-03-18T22:04:29Z Sprawled atop a chaise longue there, the couple’s Burmese cat, Mic, which they bought from a breeder in Tulsa, Okla., sharpened its claws on some costly upholstery and emitted unearthly yowls. 19 Things About Betty Catroux 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “I’m obsessed,” Ms. Salcedo said, with a resolve that seems, like much of her art, to be sharpened by the public’s indifference to suffering. Doris Salcedo, Whose Art Honors Lives Lost, Gets a Retrospective in Chicago 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z “Rich has sharpened his satire over the years, and he now wields it with skill — but he does not cut a wide swath. His tool is a scalpel, not a broadsword.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Its characters' shared dilemma is, of course, merely a sharpened version of the one we all face daily, and around which have been constructed great edifices of religion and philosophy. Artful 'Leftovers' on HBO leaves viewers wanting more 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s a decent joke about women’s bodies and clothing, sharpened by Satie’s “Gnossienne No. 1.” Dance Review: Luciana Achugar’s Latest Dance at Abrons Arts Center 2012-05-22T22:02:20Z The first time I tried an apple brandy, I expected sweet cider sharpened to a boozy slap, and was annoyed to find that it tasted much like whiskey. Still sippin’ on Courvoisier? It’s time to try a brandy from closer to home. 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The business end has been sharpened, helped partly by those commercial transfers. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre 2011-01-31T00:05:02Z Jahren’s observations, sharpened by her work as a scientist, are not limited to the lab; she’s a whiz at mental states and emotions, too. Dear Match Book: What Audiobooks Will Liven Up My Summer Road Trips? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The discovery of ancient Roman art probably sharpened the painter’s inclination to realism. Art: At the National Gallery, Art That Made the Leap to Real Life 2011-04-29T11:57:27Z Lately, though, two new shows — one going for strict LOLs, the other going for a remarkable depth of existential despair — are cutting reality TV with newly sharpened blades. ‘UnREAL’ and ‘Another Period’: From female creators, sharp jabs at reality 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The same holds true of Ben, whose worldview falters only because Mr. Ross seems anxious to soften the extremes he’d sharpened. Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Itin, fascinated by the Taubman approach, studied its principles, and his “confidence level grew immeasurably,” as did “a feeling of freedom and a sharpened sense of creativity.” Critic’s Notebook: Golandsky Institute Helps Musicians Avoid Pain 2012-07-19T21:52:06Z “It immediately sharpened my sense of the ache, because I realized there were people right at that moment waiting to hear if their loved ones were going to come home,” she said. Mining Deaths Sharpen ?The Burnt Part Boys? 2010-05-22T06:47:00Z Would such sacrifice, I wondered, have sharpened my desire to make it as a writer? Riff: ‘Be Wrong as Fast as You Can’ 2013-01-06T08:07:03Z The United States of “Chain-Gang All-Stars” is like ours, if sharpened to absurd points and flung a few decades into the future. In This Satire, Televised Blood Baths Offer Prisoners a Path to Freedom 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Margaret Thatcher: the villain of political popPunk had sharpened its claws, and by the time Margaret Thatcher took power a generation of musicians was ready to pounce 2. Sleeve notes: Thatcher's musical legacy 2013-04-12T12:39:24Z Ruta’s beet salad is an edible landscape, and his gnocchi, sharpened with blue cheese and crisp with pear and toasted hazelnuts, is best of show in Washington. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z That he knew it only sharpened his scorn. Billy Joel at the Hollywood Bowl: 5 thoughts on his final show 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z McDade, who was born in Brooklyn, sharpened his wit far from the stacks: he wasn’t a librarian or academic but a retired F.B.I. agent. The Indispensable Guide to Early American Murder 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z To this end, the Modernist imperative of less is more has been both sharpened and broadened. Art Review: Thinking Green ? Design Triennial at Cooper-Hewitt 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z But alone, he becomes all too visible and thus carries a sharpened rail spike. In This Debut Novel, a Chinese American Assassin Roams the West 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z What is it that happens to you, the writer, when the blurry face you’ve lived with for years is sharpened into specificity? Joan Castleman, Meet Glenn Close. What Happens When a Book’s Character Comes to Life. 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z After my years of research, the painting’s significance has become clearer to me: Its affiliation with the Mentens may have clouded its value but also sharpened its ability to depict greed. Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z NBC is going to throw me and Jay in a pit with sharpened sticks. 2010-01-09T16:46:00Z Larger tenderloins can be spiral cut, just use a well sharpened filet knife. Putting the Tender in Pork Tenderloin 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z How Snow Falls Like the unshaven prickleof a sharpened razor, this new coldness in the air,the pang of something intangible.Filling our eyes, the sinusitis of perfumewithout the perfume. Poem of the week: How Snow Falls by Craig Raine 2010-12-06T10:27:00Z At the same time, Smith was steering her theater toward a political identity that has sharpened dramatically over the past few seasons. Why artists become activists: It’s not only the election 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z It’s pale yellow, cloudy, slightly fizzy, modestly sweetened, sharpened with lime and rounded with cinnamon and cloves for a nicely quenching drink. An Andean Drink With Long Island Roots 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z The actor often wields a long sharpened yellow pencil as he addresses a room full of federal agents on the hit CBS show “FBI.” How Jeremy Sisto keeps the CBS drama ‘FBI’ moving briskly 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Bright green broccoli is tossed with grated Cheddar, almonds, apples and very delicate puffs of pork skin, all of them sharpened by preserved-lemon vinaigrette. A Celebration of Black Southern Food, at JuneBaby in Seattle 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The movie's opening close-ups, of knives being sharpened with gusto, establish a brutal, militant tone that is maintained via a series of confrontations in which soldiers, politicians and rebels vie for control of the empire. 'Coriolanus': Brutal, modern take on Shakespeare's war drama 2012-02-02T21:06:04Z It highlighted how ill-equipped Haiti was to deal with a public health emergency, and sharpened her resolve. 'We have a shower for pain relief': can Haiti's young midwives save a new generation? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The experiences in Detroit sharpened her identity as an artist who mostly depicts herself and her many traumas. Rivals and accomplices 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z In recent years, the museum’s leadership has sharpened its focus on social justice, in deference to the values of the family that inspired it. Using History to Provide a Lens Into Today’s Politics 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Tar Ngye had cut stalks of bamboo, sharpened them, and stuck them into the ground, hanging our sarongs and Ko Phyo’s hat out to dry. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z But it also sharpened her skills in challenging authority – and, to the discomfort of some teachers, the exceptionally bright Crenshaw represented the school in debating and spelling competitions. Kimberlé Crenshaw: the woman who revolutionised feminism – and landed at the heart of the culture wars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Shaw's opinions on municipal politics and public health at the turn of the century were formed and sharpened by his years as a vestryman and borough councillor for the St Pancras district of London. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z His work amuses, unsettles, questions and makes you look twice and think thrice; laugh out loud; and in general gain a sharpened awareness of the overlapping processes of art-making, art viewing and art thinking. Art Review: Tweaking Tradition, Even In Its Temple 2010-10-21T21:30:00Z Academics have long fascinated moviemakers, though only a particular kind of moviemaker: the ones who go through their entire career without once filming a human being getting impaled on a gigantic, sharpened bamboo shoot. From Wonder Boys to Irrational Man: why Hollywood loves a hot professor 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Nestled within the jumble was a small Orchard Point oyster sharpened with ginger vinaigrette and verjus, the pressed juice of unripened grapes. Review | Oyster Oyster, meatless and marvelous, has become one of D.C.’s best restaurants 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z But our over-entertained eyeballs have more options, and the channel’s competitors, Miller makes clear, have the long knives sharpened. ‘Tinderbox,’ an Oral History of HBO From Modest Beginnings to TV Revolution 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Refusing to produce goods for sale to comfortable collectors and instead making “dematerialized” works that sharpened and elasticized thought were construed as forms of political resistance. Art Review: Lucy R. Lippard and Conceptual Art, at Brooklyn Museum 2012-10-18T20:10:23Z Within illustration, I see a movement of illustrators who are working at scale, perhaps as a response to this sharpened presentation of street art. Spray-paint revolution: 'OutsideIn' street art exhibition opens at Art Center in Pasadena 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Ossorio used the wax-resist technique, often drawing with sharpened candles over one layer of watercolor and under another, which made the figures look spectral and otherworldly. Art Review: Alfonso Ossorio, Who Knew Both Pollock and Dubuffet 2013-08-01T22:28:40Z My senses were newly sharpened, hypersensitive to every detail, every breath; in visual and aural close-up, all the notes magnified, things were more vivid than they are in person. When Opera Entered the Chat 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Just look for those old saws to be getting sharpened right now. Emmy nominations 2014: some surprises, just not the right ones 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The migration of personal data to massive cloud companies has sharpened spammers’ focus, leading them to double down on phishing and ransom. Is Spam Trying to Tell Us Something? 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Her voice sharpened into focus as she propelled the aria with biting sound and fleet runs. Review: Handel’s ‘Serse,’ With Yuks and Exquisite Playing 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Ashford said the characters’ major songs are in place but some will be streamlined or sharpened in the months ahead. ArtsBeat Blog: Weinstein Company Moving Ahead With 'Finding Neverland' Musical, Its First 2011-12-20T17:03:25Z The décor will be lighter than the Breslin’s, but sharpened with the graphic style of the Viennese Secession. Kono, Yakitori From an Expert, Opens in Manhattan’s Chinatown 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z I don't have a nib at the end of it, it's just the, you know, a sharpened feather at the end, that's all it is, not even the metal bit. Five actors on faking confidence, the Batsuit and tea breaks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The tattoos are inked by Buddhist monks using sharpened bamboo sticks or long metal needles. Tattooed devotees transform in Thai temple trance 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z But in these 1971-set chapters, he's concerned that his partner's loneliness, sharpened by despair, poses a danger to himself and others. As "Endeavour" approaches the end of its run, more of us should appreciate its mystery 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z I watched secretaries in high heels teeter home through the sharpened dusk and giggling schoolgirls trying out their French on captive tourists on the boat. Istanbul: minarets and martinis 2011-02-27T00:05:21Z We need things to be sharpened up from time to time, and we all like a good thriller. Alexander McCall Smith published his first hit novel at 50 and hasn’t stopped. How does he do it? 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z In Vance’s view, the depredations of globalization have been sharpened by poorly implemented social programs, which, though well-intentioned, allow “a large minority . . . to live off the dole,” while breeding resentment and rage among everyone else. The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z "You get a more adventurous feel from a scratch pen," he says, remembering how a woman in France sent him a feather from a vulture's wing, that he sharpened into a quill – "rather splendid". Quentin Blake at 80: the illustrator's magical art 2012-12-14T22:55:10Z “Pike and dill” translates into winey, pan-fried fish sharpened with horseradish and rich with stripes of pike mousseline, roe-bejeweled sour cream and a shimmering sauce of dill and lovage. Helsinki’s food scene, coming on strong He sharpened pikes, scowled and muttered, lit in the glow of walker fires that symbolized both his consuming rage and an addled existential hell. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 4: The Price of Inner Peace 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Metalpoint is the technique of drawing on a gessoed surface with a sharpened metal stylus to produce a glistening, fine line. Metalpoint Drawings by Both Old Masters and Contemporary Artists Are on View at the National Gallery of Art 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The account was written at a time when the threat of a European war created an uncertainty and deep suspicion of change that sharpened the longing for the British countryside. Summer voyages: In Pursuit of Spring by Edward Thomas 2013-07-25T17:07:19Z However, when the show itself finally returned in October it became apparent that downtime had not refreshed or sharpened David's humor but aged it, and not like a wine or cheese. Emmy nods for Larry David and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? But…why? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Throughout “Arirang,” dancers point a finger and swirl it around; it’s the aimless hand jive of contemporary dance sharpened to its narrowest tip. Dance Review: Ko-Ryo Dance Theater’s ‘Arirang — We Go Beyond the Crossroad’ 2012-10-18T21:54:19Z Before becoming a Disney star, he had sharpened his filming and editing chops on the now-defunct video platform Vine when he was still a high school wrestler in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Jake Paul, a Reality Villain for the YouTube Generation 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z I actually sharpened a knife for someone to cut a buffalo's throat on a slaughter floor because it's about trying to reduce suffering. PETA founder: Animals need ‘somebody to stick up for them. No matter if it’s uncomfortable.’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “Ballad of a Thin Man” sharpened its mockery with something Mr. Dylan rarely uses, an obvious electronic effect: an echo repeating his vocal lines. Music Review: A Jovial Dylan Celebrates Reopening of Capitol Theatre 2012-09-05T11:35:10Z “I’d been keeping my compositional tools sharpened on the road because you have to keep those muscles ready,” Ms. Garcia said. Nubya Garcia, Tapping Into the Past to Make Jazz for a New Generation 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z It engaged and interpreted his work, sharpened its focus, while applying distinctive aesthetic flourishes. Chris Rock Re-edits a Special, and the Result Is Fascinating 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The United States last month sharpened its travel warning to Haiti, citing kidnappings, crime, cholera and a tattered infrastructure. Branford Marsalis headlines jazz festival in Haiti 2013-01-18T22:56:14Z Yet nature — and its tiniest details in particular — also sharpened his visual acuity and soothed and comforted his often unstable personality. Art Review: ?Van Gogh Up Close? at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2012-02-02T23:27:06Z The young Doig frequently accompanied his ranch-hand father to saloons that served as hiring halls — and no doubt sharpened his interest in character and dialogue along the way. Ivan Doig's story of a bright boy, a Montana bar and a buried past 2012-08-23T18:49:03Z The breakneck pace of “Devil May Care” sharpened the hard edges in the narrator’s proclamation of defiant recklessness. Music Review: The Tierney Sutton Band Plays at Birdland 2012-01-27T23:21:40Z Paule Marshall was an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who drew upon classic and vernacular literature and her mother’s kitchen conversations for such fiction as “Brown Girl, Brownstones,” ”Daughters” and “Praisesong for the Widow.” Paule Marshall, novelist of diverse influences, dead at 90 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z It also sharpened his conviction to focus on the contemporary face of American elitism. Buck Ellison’s Great White Society 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Cedar, Harbor’s 7-year-old brother, said that the trick is to use a stick that’s sharpened on one end — with four branch stubs sticking out — to stack and collect the boughs into a portable unit. Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z One guard tells the authors that, walking around Rikers, you can hear things being sharpened. An Oral History of Rikers Island 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z This is where the lessons taught by my family, my Food Network favorites and a multitude of recipes were clarified and sharpened by professional chef-instructors. 5 of Giada's most comforting recipes to celebrate the arrival of autumn 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Yet it still feels like a work in progress, waiting to be sharpened into focus. Review: In ‘Everybody,’ Mortality Loves Company 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z But one immediate consequence will almost certainly be that everyone, from industry professionals to Friday-night filmgoers at the multiplex, will now watch movies with sharpened attention to the demographic details. In Hollywood, must ‘white’ always equal ‘universal’? 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Travelling alone sharpened something in me, called upon inner resources I didn’t know I possessed. The girl in the cave: how a search for my former hermit's cell led to the old me 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Gigi, in the guise of “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens, has more backbone, and a sharpened awareness of the limits imposed on women of the period. Kennedy Center’s Broadway-bound ‘Gigi,’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, affirms its undistinguished status 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z On alto saxophone, his main instrument, he has an attractively mellow sound, rooted in soul and gospel and sharpened with just a hint of metallic tang. Gerald Albright and Karen Mantler Release Albums 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z These two siblings lash out at each other with words sharpened by grief. Review | Honoring the dead? Nathan Englander’s ‘kaddish.com’ imagines there’s an app for that. 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z In many ways this premiere aims to cut like a freshly sharpened blade but instead bludgeons like a baseball bat. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Series Premiere Recap: Welcome to Gilead 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Bourne's choreography, sharpened up for this revival, fleshes out the story handsomely. Cinderella ? review 2010-12-10T17:26:00Z Now, “The Half of It” reflects sharpened ideas and a honed directorial voice. ‘The Half of It’ Review: Being Yourself (and That Person, Too) 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z "As if I was a pencil and havoc sharpened me," scoffs its speaker, "havoc is committed to care for the elderly, education for all, and narrowing the gap between rich and fabulously rich." The Havocs by Jacob Polley – review 2013-01-04T21:55:01Z These qualities sharpened Lincoln's mind and made him into the legendary wit whose comedy chops were so deft that Coco seems genuinely in awe of them nearly two centuries later. CNN's "Lincoln" docuseries is a fascinating treasure trove for fans of the best Republican president 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump vows a sharpened crackdown on America's illegal immigrants. 'I need to be safe' - Crossing into Canada from the U.S. 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z As he stretched his philosophy muscles, he sharpened his political weapons. What does Josh Hawley think he’s doing? 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z With each episode, Sud and her writers demonstrate a sharpened skill for pace and revelation, along with gracefully subtle ruminations on corruption, racial profiling and — more profoundly — the very nature of morality. Review | It’s hard to stop watching ‘Seven Seconds’ — and that’s still the surest sign of a good TV show 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Dial the time back to 1648, to the English Civil War when Roundheads and Cavaliers battled with flintlock weapons and sharpened pikes. ‘A Field in England’: an original, mind-blowing trip set in 1648 2014-02-06T22:43:31Z The production’s sharpened focus on moral ambiguity extends even to Willow Geer’s steely, unsentimental turn as Portia, the quick-witted ostensible heroine who disguises herself as a lawyer to turn the tables on Shylock. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z It was as if someone took the Berkshires, sharpened the mountains, elongated the pines, airbrushed the trails and tweaked the color of the lakes to a suspicious shade of turquoise. Glacier National Park, Through Foreign Eyes 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The self-taught artist's drawings were made with a sharpened stick dipped in soot and saliva. James Castle artwork found in home in dispute 2012-04-11T17:44:09Z Spinach and cheese plumped the large, soft pillows of dough smothered in a porcini mushroom cream sauce thick with Italian sausage and sharpened with pecorino. The pleasures of pasta at cozy Corretto 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Any professional chef will tell you that good knives are only to be sharpened manually and with a whetstone — electric knife sharpeners are for the uneducated, who don't truly care about their tools. The controversial kitchen tool that's become my staple 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The poetry sharpened the syllables and the actors were bonded by old words that conjured potions, deceits and mistaken passion. Buddies and budding actor, writer hustle to land their big breaks 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z At many moments he surprised me, despite my repeat viewings, with new melismas and spins on lyrics that sharpened the story to a slightly different point. Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ With a Real Teenage Evan 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Lemonade sharpened with ginger and breezy with mint is refreshing. Taim brings falafel nirvana from New York to Georgetown 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Linguine tinted black with squid ink comes scattered with mussels and shrimp, their light tomato sauce sharpened with crushed red pepper flakes. Review | Rosario review: An elevated neighborhood spaghetti house in Adams Morgan 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z But this moment has also sharpened activists’ focus, and expanded their tent. Using Comedy to Push for Abortion Rights 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Then he told the horns to play back their parts, this time with the syncopation sharpened up. For Etienne Charles, Jazz and Caribbean Music Are One and the Same 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z "We sharpened up the plot," he told an interviewer. Lost in translation: why have we declared war on foreign dramatists? 2010-09-01T11:32:00Z Tennant came top of the poll with 10,518 votes, but family tensions are likely to be sharpened this week because of the actor who came bottom. Doctor Who: David Tennant voted fans' favourite Time Lord 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite the glimpse of familiarity, Gardiner’s view of this Passion, the one that best suits his operatic flair for drama, has sharpened in the 35 years since his first take. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z More than that, their vision seemed so sharpened, they said, that "we could read the print on thrown-away cigarette packets as we passed". Albion Dreaming by Andy Roberts - review 2012-07-25T07:00:03Z From her leather satchel she withdrew a new pencil from a leather case and sharpened it. Personal Journeys: All Aboard the Orient Local 2014-04-23T21:47:59Z He brings a hard-fought gravitas to this old gunslinger character, his familiar face sharpened by weary eyes and deeply set lines reminiscent of old-school Western stars like Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy. ‘Miles Ahead,’ ‘The Exiles’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The know-how is an unstructured, nonspecific sort of clairvoyance, a sharpened awareness that's more country mystic than fantasy. Lori Roy's skills impress in 'Let Me Die in His Footsteps' 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He was the type who shopped for flavored salts at specialty stores and sharpened his own knives, which he would use to mince and crush garlic into paste. My Boyfriend Has Two Girlfriends. Should I Be His Third? 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Listen for the sound of knives being sharpened at the onset of “You Should See Me in a Crown,” and you’ll get the picture. Billie Eilish is the new pop intelligentsia 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z His death and the two-year pandemic delay deepened the meaning of the production, its creators said, even as it sharpened the jokes. Sarah Silverman’s Family Show (Really!) About Divorce and Depression 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z What has sharpened is the charge of anger throughout, explicit in certain pieces and more generally conveyed by the work’s amped-up, retrograde-and-beyond camp style. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But "the unshaven prickle/ of a sharpened razor" which the "pang" evokes is itself elusive: the phrase produces a tingle, rather than a specific image. Poem of the week: How Snow Falls by Craig Raine 2010-12-06T10:27:00Z By the time the episode was taped, the performances had sharpened and the laughs had been found. Jay Sandrich, Emmy-Winning Sitcom Director, Is Dead at 89 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z At the same time, the school sharpened its professional focus by allowing students to submit a full-length feature film as a thesis project. Film School Students Aplenty, but What About Jobs? 2011-07-04T15:57:39Z For Lewis, a Christian, the loss is sharpened by its disruption of his faith. The holidays are a lonely time for those who have loved and lost. These books can help. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z As the film progresses, his drawing becomes even more inventive, including a sketch that uses shavings from a sharpened pencil as a kind of pop-up crown for a regal figure. The Imagination of ‘A Monster Calls’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Gerry’s dismissive zingers — sharpened by his own anxiety and loneliness — are consistently hilarious. Review | Too much monotone in ‘Bright Colors’ at Studio Theatre 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z I’m sitting at the kitchen table scribbling hard with a sharpened pencil. Why did you leave, mom? 2012-07-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, but” because I felt sharpened by it, grateful for its provocations. Lauren Oyler’s ‘Fake Accounts’ Captures the Relentlessness of Online Life 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z A chill was in the air, sharpened ever so slightly by a soft breeze. Anxious? Yes. But Not About My Son’s Wedding. 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z "I keep a pencil sharpened at both ends," he wrote in his notebook; and the same shrewd insight holds for the artist moving between art-forms and genres. Amit Chaudhuri's musical circumnavigation 2010-10-07T21:30:00Z Mr. Armitage spins out surreal satires sharpened by his wicked wit. Books of The Times: Poems by Bao Phi, Roberto Bola?o and Simon Armitage ? Review 2011-12-19T22:52:42Z Speaking personally, I found it hard to stay focused after one hour; beyond the third, perception sharpened dramatically. Music Review: Ne(x)tworks Quartet Plays Feldman?s Six-Hour Work 2010-04-12T22:43:00Z He often says things like, "I flung myself on the sharpened rocks of my own self-hatred." 'Harmontown' shows Dan Harmon, in all his self-loathing and self-worship 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z His observations about fashion and culture sharpened over time. Bill Cunningham: An Enigma in a Blue Sanitation Worker’s Jacket 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Jaylah speaks with a blunt intensity that’s sharpened with a constant tone of coolly theatrical irony, just as Dickinson does in Hawks’s film. A Quasi-American “Star Trek Beyond” 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Across his oeuvre, Coates’ prose style and literary prowess are hip-hop sharpened: he believes in the art of dexterous reference, potent, lyrical critique and political storytelling. Ta-Nehisi Coates blazes a singular intellectual path in 'We Were Eight Years in Power' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The video is remarkably lifelike, although the model’s features were somewhat sharpened, and the clothes — at least in prototype versions — are incredibly detailed. Front Row: For Fashion Week, Designers Start to See in 3-D 2011-08-31T21:33:23Z But Gluck’s highest artistic achievements came when he turned to Paris, where he revitalized French lyric tragedy through an infusion of Italian-style music and by virtue of his own sharpened theatrical acumen. Review: Iphigenia Travels From Aulis to Tauris (and Back Again) on Brussels Stage 2009-12-16T07:25:00Z “He had an optimistic theory,” Ms. Dajani said, “that Ives sharpened his pencil and went back to working on the Fourth Symphony.” Ives’s Study Resurrected, Inch by Inch 2014-03-05T22:36:25Z But while “Picture the Dream” had been planned much earlier, subsequent events, including the racist massacre in Buffalo last month, have only sharpened its relevance. Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z He also reveals the secret behind his trademark moustache, first worn in tribute to Little Richard and now maintained with the help of Maybelline Expert Eyes in Velvet Black "applied and sharpened twice a day." Still Waters 2010-12-04T00:03:00Z And the attacks, the founders say, have only sharpened the museum’s resolve to forge connections with young people in Molenbeek. In Brussels, Art Museum Brings Hope to Muslim Neighborhood of Molenbeek 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z That has sharpened this year, with inflation heading towards 150%, a sliding currency and rising poverty. Argentina's Javier Milei: the radical who could blow up political status quo 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z According to the bipartisan commission report, the Chinese government is bracing for severe economic damage from international sanctions, foreign economic controls and sharpened strategic rivalry, “including the possibility of an open war over Taiwan.” Talking to Biden, preparing for war — U.S. panel sees Xi bracing China for conflict to come 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The energy infrastructure provider has sharpened its focus on NGLs that are used to make plastics and gasoline on rising global demand and a boom in U.S. exports. Enterprise Products doubles down on gas liquids with pipelines, processing plants 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The pitchforks are sure to be sharpened in the coming days, as frustrated fans call more fervently for Grinch’s firing. Alex Grinch's disconcerting USC defense continues to fail. Can he pull it together? 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z China has consistently called for restraint and a ceasefire in response to Israel's bombardment of Gaza, but has also sharpened its criticism of Israel. Blinken says he will work with China's Wang Yi to rein in Mideast tensions 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z |
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