How to Use hone in a Sentence

hone

verb
Definition of honenext
Synonyms for honenext
  • The camp became one of the biggest stages in the area for girls to hone their skills.
    — James Kay, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • There is no time to hone his stroke or find his rhythm.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 2 June 2018
  • Make sure to hone these closing skills. Join the AI side.
    — Tyler Christiansen, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Instead, the best way to tame a fear of failure is to hone courage.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Parrot’s tricks were clean; all eyes honed on the big screen, which showed the score.
    — Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, 11 Feb. 2018
  • All the while, fine motor skills are honed, and busy minds are soothed.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Stage 2 has hardened steel discs to shape and hone the edge.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2020
  • That was four and a half years ago; since then, she’s been honing her craft.
    — Sakeina Syed, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Every black man should get a young white girl hoe to hone up on ...
    — David J. Krajicek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • Grier did, in fact, pass on a lot of projects to pursue work on the stage and hone her craft.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Grab an Epic Day Pass or sign up for a lesson to hone your skills.
    — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Be ready to let go of control and hone your inner growth.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Give yourself a few years to build up these muscles and hone these traits.
    — Richard Thalheimer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
  • For the past few months, the post office and its windows have been helping adults hone a trade.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2021
  • Due to its very fine-grain and 16° bevel, it can be honed to a razor-sharp edge.
    — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • With that, the mono-to-braid transition era has helped many anglers to hone their skills.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2020
  • The diamond edge will bring a blade back to life and the ceramic rod will hone it.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This was a great place to hone one’s inner gyroscope, and these were great cars to do it in.
    — Steve Siler, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The key is to look for ways to develop and hone your skills actively.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • But young talents need theaters like this one to hone their craft.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
  • She was never trained as an actress, but her eye for style was honed among the sharpest arbiters of the day.
    — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2018
  • His goal was to hone her gymnastics skills while keeping the sport fun.
    — New York Times, 29 July 2021
  • So get out there and hone your treasure-hunting skills.
    — Paige Triola, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Some, like a bartender or cook, want to practice and hone their craft and getting paid is a bonus.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
  • Favreau even worked as part of Choi’s kitchen crew to hone his character chef Carl Casper.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The new motto for mindset science, then, seems to be this: tone down the hype and hone the details.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Yet those who read can learn from authors who have taken decades to hone their craft and ideas.
    — Anne Sugar, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • What does this say to kids who spent months honing their skills if anyone can join?
    — Spencer Whitney, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 2018
  • Marcus acted out the opponents, partially as an excuse to scare his younger siblings, but also as a way to hone their skills.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The studies have come out at an increasing clip over the past few years — one as recently as last week — as new tools and improved techniques have honed the science and theory.
    — Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024

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