pencil sharpener
noun
: a device used to make the tip of a pencil sharp so that it can be used for writing
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Pick up that Walmart set of pencils or the generic Target pencil sharpener.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Some sets also come with extra supplies like a second eraser or pencil sharpener.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
The main event, however, occurred when two men climbed to the top of some scaffolding with an oversized red pencil sharpener in tow.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
This creature had a mouth resembling a pencil sharpener and roamed the seas over 500 million years ago in search of prey.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2025
An electric pencil sharpener is a must-have for those who love to sketch.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
Original price: $22.99 Pencil sharpeners haven’t gone out of style yet, so grab an electric pencil sharpener for your classroom.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2024
Before the session starts, office equipment and binders are taken out of desks and the now exotic whirl of a pencil sharpener can be heard in the background.
—Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
The announcement arrives two months after Greenwood joined Instagram, where his first few posts featured his dogs and a pencil sharpener.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Some sets also come with extra supplies like a second eraser or pencil sharpener.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
The main event, however, occurred when two men climbed to the top of some scaffolding with an oversized red pencil sharpener in tow.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
This creature had a mouth resembling a pencil sharpener and roamed the seas over 500 million years ago in search of prey.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2025
An electric pencil sharpener is a must-have for those who love to sketch.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
Original price: $22.99 Pencil sharpeners haven’t gone out of style yet, so grab an electric pencil sharpener for your classroom.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2024
Before the session starts, office equipment and binders are taken out of desks and the now exotic whirl of a pencil sharpener can be heard in the background.
—Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
The announcement arrives two months after Greenwood joined Instagram, where his first few posts featured his dogs and a pencil sharpener.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Pencil sharpener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20sharpener. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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