How to Use refine in a Sentence

refine

verb
  • The class is meant to help you refine your writing style.
  • The inventor of the machine spent years refining the design.
  • There’s enough of us still around to kind of refine it and bring it back.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The range of samples will help refine your choice, Rachman says.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Keep your end users in the loop to refine and adapt in accordance with their feedback.
    Scott Nelson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Now, Project Alianza is launching the beta phase when the app is refined based on the alpha tests.
    Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • But Monken said there is plenty of time in camp to continue to refine the plays.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
  • This method was refined in the top bars of Tokyo before taking off worldwide.
    Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Summary Emu oil is a product refined from the fat from emus.
    Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In February this year 3D refined the designs with the MK2.
    WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Primitive at first, the missiles have been improved and refined over years of help from Iran.
    Sam Kiley, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Yet, raw power is refined by precision in the AquaSense.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The two-step peel can be used up to once a day to boost radiance, smooth fine lines, refine pores, and improve tone and texture.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The sharpener has lights that display the stages of the sharpening process: shape, sharpen, and refine.
    Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Wo Long refined the parry system and added a posture gauge.
    PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Staff will continue to refine the budget over the coming months.
    Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2023
  • Skip stilettos in favor of flat sandals and go for the best beach wedding guest dresses that are wearable and refined at once.
    Sam Peters, harpersbazaar.com, 17 May 2023
  • Every detail of every dish has been refined over decades.
    Rico Gagliano, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But Apple has carefully refined its sales pitch for the headset.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Yes, flip-flops can—while paradoxical to some—be refined.
    Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • Humans have always adapted, refining their skills and retrofitting their careers to the current needs of the workforce.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • After that, the character was put on the shelf while the animators refined his design.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Ragans refined his slider and tinkered with a two-seam fastball.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In a sense, failure is not only common, but a key part of how successful spacecraft are refined.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Only then does the team come together to select and refine the most promising options.
    Adam Grant, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • This versatile Columbia option is cozy to sport at home, yet refined, thanks to trim cuffs and hems, to wear in public on a plane or food shopping.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The turbine, which resembles a snow cannon, refines water and, through its 320 nozzles, sprays trillions of tiny droplets high into the air.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
  • While creating the first voice clone of Rogan was easy, Hugo spent hours refining it to perfection in later episodes.
    Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 3 May 2023
  • The timing is also uncertain, according to the weather service, and will be refined in the coming days.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 17 June 2023
  • The version at Le Du is refined and thoughtful, with most ingredients sourced from the nearby Samyan market.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023

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