honed; honing
1
: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
2
: to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet
helped her hone her comic timing—
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honer
noun
honed; honing
Examples of hone in a Sentence
Verb (1)
honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness
honed his crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary as though it were a thrilling novel
honed the edge of the axe until it was amazingly sharp
Recent Examples on the WebDalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
But Cohen is uniquely gifted at establishing and maintaining a party vibe no matter how tonally dark her material gets, a gift she's had ample opportunity to hone during her years' worth of cabaret shows at the East Village gay bar Club Cumming.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Its portrait of an Oklahoma-panhandle community undone by dust storms, depicting miscarriage and suicide along with economic devastation, is visceral and honed, more in line with Algren than Steinbeck.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Tesla tested the market and honed its capabilities on its first car–an electrified Lotus Elise–before moving to full production of its own cars.
—Stuart Jackson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
As a high-profile banker managing million-dollar deals, CK has honed her networking skills to outshine the competition.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
But Cohen is uniquely gifted at establishing and maintaining a party vibe no matter how tonally dark her material gets, a gift she's had ample opportunity to hone during her years' worth of cabaret shows at the East Village gay bar Club Cumming.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Its portrait of an Oklahoma-panhandle community undone by dust storms, depicting miscarriage and suicide along with economic devastation, is visceral and honed, more in line with Algren than Steinbeck.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Tesla tested the market and honed its capabilities on its first car–an electrified Lotus Elise–before moving to full production of its own cars.
—Stuart Jackson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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