How to Use hone in in a Sentence

hone in

verb
Definition of hone innext
  • The film will hone in on the dichotomy of fame — to be seen by all but known by none.
    — Emily Maskell, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Let big dreams happen, and then as an IT team, hone in on those ideas.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s — and the brand is honing in on that catchphrase even more now.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This collection of works will enable her to hone in on a new path.
    — Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Therefore, Adams chooses to hone in on leisure, resilience and joy, rather than pain.
    — Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Use the weeks and months before your sailing to study deck plans and hone in on your favorite amenities.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
  • With their comeback, the members chose to hone in on their signature sound.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • One way to reduce your fear is to hone in on your specialized knowledge.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Just really honing in and learning a lot of things behind the plate.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But investors quickly honed in on TJX’s outlook for the fourth quarter.
    — Denny Jacob, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The best place to start, however, is to hone in on your aspirations.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • This is the time of year when gamblers begin to hone in on the upcoming football season.
    — Randy Kennedy | , al, 22 June 2023
  • The trio will be able to hone in on their pitches for the next couple of months, with a decision on who gets the job expected in June.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The trio will be able to hone in on their pitches for the next couple of months, with a decision on who gets the job expected in June.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 June 2024
  • The trio will be able to hone in on their pitches for the next couple of months, with a decision on who gets the job expected in June.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Many of the new features hone in on Microsoft’s vision for the future of hybrid work.
    — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • In this opening, the actor honed in on how pivotal family TV shows were in his life.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • For her birthday in September 2020, the writer honed in on his creative side.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The best Spike Lee movies tend to have a strong focal point, often one of social commentary, for the director to hone in.
    — Elliott Smith, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Part of his barbed persona was honed in his home region, Ostrobothnia.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And Cabana recently made its grand halls the feature of its recent issue, honing in on all the grand details of the space.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Babes follows suit by honing in on the bond between Glazer and Buteau, who have been friends since meeting in the New York comedy scene in the late 2000s.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • That’s a testament to his ability to hone in on a recipe and guide it through different crop years and the evolution of the market.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 7 June 2023
  • By predicting what Earth could look like in the next 1,000 years, researchers may be able to hone in on possible signs of life throughout the cosmos.
    — Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The primary technique that helped the team hone in on a date range was luminescence dating.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Seeing ‘starbursts’ more clearly This new image hones in on a region called N79 South, or S1.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • To hone in even further, April is a great option, as crowds have waned, festivals are aplenty, and summer rains are still a few weeks off.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2023
  • In a fraction of a second, there’s a match – broccoli – and the computer hones in on the exact center of the plant, creating an on-the-fly chart of its placement.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
  • Grande is delightful as Galinda, showing off her comedic gifts (honed in the Nickelodeon trenches) and superb voice.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Glenn Martens hones in on a new fluid denim and materials treated to look like denim in their upcoming collection.
    — Essence, 22 Nov. 2024

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