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
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Sawkins continued honing his craft at the Amaury Guichon Pastry Academy in Las Vegas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
What Shore was doing during those first days roaming Manhattan with his camera was not just acquiring formal skills but also honing a particular quality of attention that would serve him for the rest of his career.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Ethosource has honed the ability to coordinate shipments from multiple manufacturers, orchestrate local installation teams, and adapt to inevitable construction delays and challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The band would hone that signature sound through numerous gigs and recordings beginning in 1979.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Sawkins continued honing his craft at the Amaury Guichon Pastry Academy in Las Vegas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
What Shore was doing during those first days roaming Manhattan with his camera was not just acquiring formal skills but also honing a particular quality of attention that would serve him for the rest of his career.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Ethosource has honed the ability to coordinate shipments from multiple manufacturers, orchestrate local installation teams, and adapt to inevitable construction delays and challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hone
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“Hone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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