sound sharp
Frequency: 6.530.2 per million words
when a person's voice or tone sounds angry or severe
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Examples (10)
- Her voice sounded rather sharp when she told him to leave.
- He sounded sharp on the phone, as if he was annoyed.
- When questioned about the delay, his tone sounded sharp.
- The manager sounded sharp when he criticized the team's performance.
- Despite her apologies, her voice sounded sharp with unspoken irritation.
- The instructor sounded sharp when he warned the students about the dangers.
- Even though he tried to be polite, his voice sounded sharp.
- I could tell from the way she sounded that she was upset; her voice was sharp.
- The news anchor's voice sounded sharp as she reported on the crisis.
- He sounded sharp when he told me to stop wasting time.