sharply

IPA: ʃˈɑrpɫi

In a sharp manner.
(to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
Severely.
Of speech, delivered in a stern or harsh tone.

Examples of "sharply" in Sentences

Klein moved the party sharply to the right.
The population of the city decreased sharply.
The college has sharply detoriorated in the recent days.
The brim is narrow and often sharply upturned at the back.
At the deepest point of the cutting the line curves sharply.
Interest in inoculation declined sharply across the country.
The appearance however sharply boosted sales of the product.
The edge is sharply beveled and the bevel is typically convex.
Beyond the buildings at the end of the lake the road drops sharply.
The leaflets are lanceolate, serrate, to in length, and sharply toothed.
“Clio” He called her name sharply, hoping to penetrate her wild oblivion.
He analyzes the different meanings of the term sharply distinguishing it from myth.
“We have some things to discuss and Fern,” he said, pronouncing the name sharply, “has to be present.”
New members India and South Africa, as well as current member Brazil, differ sharply from the United States on everything from the use of economic sanctions to constrain Iran's nuclear program to the importance of human rights in international affairs.
Reports that a group of mortgage bond investors are seeking to have a now defunct subprime lending unit of H&R Block Inc. buy back billions of dollars in failed mortgages sent shares in the name sharply lower today and drove up demand for in- and out-of-the money put options on the stock.