Synonym: acutely, aggressively, crisply, precipitously, sharp. Similar words: sharp, shared, shark, a share, shareholder, purple, carpet, fair play. Meaning: [ˈʃɑːplɪ] adv. 1. in an aggressive manner 2. in a well delineated manner 3. changing suddenly in direction and degree 4. very suddenly and to a great degree.
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151) The pound fell sharply to a record low against the yen.
152) Oil prices jumped sharply.
153) The lorry cut in suddenly and I had to brake sharply.
154) The private sector is increasing its spending so sharply that the economy is overheating.
155) The number of homicides in the city has risen sharply.
156) Beyond the hill, the land falls away sharply towards the river.
157) He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road.
158) It is clear from the graph that sales have dropped sharply.
159) After the business failed, he had to pull in his horns pretty sharply.
160) Beyond the hill, the land falls sharply towards the river.
161) Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.
162) Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.
163) Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.
164) Her head lifted sharply.
165) She looked up at me sharply when I said that.
166) After the business failed, he had to draw in his horns pretty sharply.
167) In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road.
168) These results contrast sharply with other medical tests carried out in Australia.
169) Attendance at Professor Smith's lecture fell off sharply that evening.
170) After Mrs Thatcher's first election victory in 1979, Labour moved sharply to the left.
171) The gap between the two parties narrowed sharply in the days before the election.
172) Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English.
173) The prices dropped sharply.
174) He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.
175) Room number nine was at the far end of the corridor where it turned sharply to the right.
176) From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor.
177) As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply.
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178) All that betrayed his surprise was a sharply indrawn breath.
179) Oil prices reacted sharply to news of the crisis in the Middle East.
180) His optimism contrasted sharply with the low morale of his supporters.