My pencil went into the sharpener as a boring stick and came out a powerful math sword.
The sharpener got so hungry during math class that it ate half the pencils in the room.
The tiny sharpener is like a wood-chomping monster that only eats pencils for lunch.
The classroom sharpener is so popular that our pencils wait in line like they’re at a theme park ride.
The first pencil sharpeners were invented in the 1800s, before that people actually used knives to sharpen pencils.
Her pencil snapped; she held the dull stub and searched. A small sharpener on the desk made a soft clack as she turned the pencil. The first sharpener jammed; she shook the jammed sharpener. She found another sharpener in her bag, turned it, and the point came back. She grinned, pencil ready, the last sharpener tucked away.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
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