How to Use fine-tune in a Sentence

fine-tune

verb
  • Now’s your chance to take a taste and fine-tune the flavor.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • He’s been fine-tuning it for the last nine years, onstage and on the road.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
  • Shit’s gotta sit around for a minute … fine-tune it, perfect it.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • Sh–’s gotta sit around for a minute … fine-tune it, perfect it.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 July 2023
  • Now, health systems can build on it and fine-tune it to meet their needs.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Want to fine-tune which apps refresh in the background (and drain your battery in the process)?
    Simon Hill Brian Barrett, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
  • There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This is the moment to fine-tune your goals and get organized.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
  • The product as a whole needs to be fine-tuned for fan consumption.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • My brain will be fine-tuned to keeping my glass and tummy full.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • This takes some trial to fine-tune the time and water required.
    oregonlive, 15 July 2023
  • Want to learn how to make the perfect latte or fine-tune your baking skills?
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The next application would look to fine-tune and strengthen the case for those projects.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
  • That’s why hotels work so hard to fine-tune their atmosphere with the right playlists.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2024
  • Walz’s response to his sloppiness with facts has been fine-tuned in the days since the debate.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The latter had a food truck, and Smith assisted him in fine-tuning the cuisine for it at the time.
    Dwight Brown, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The music: Dugar and her team have fine-tuned the restaurant’s playlist, which was the soundtrack for the Diwali dinner, over the past 10 years.
    Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Each team wanted to fine-tune the AI model for its own domain goals.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
  • The lasers are used to fine-tune the telescope’s resolution.
    Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • These systems will be fine-tuned based on the test results prior to the next stage of sea trials.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • Adjustable straps or buckles can help fine-tune your fit as well.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
  • But first up Tuesday is a case that gives the Justices a chance to fine-tune their guidance to lower courts.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The Air Stratos is comfortable for all-day wear and has an easy-to-adjust dial in the back for fine-tuning the fit on the go.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The Air Stratos is comfortable for all-day wear and has an easy-to-adjust dial in the back for fine-tuning the fit on the go.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Now, instead of having months to fine-tune the story, he would be stuck with it at trial.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This journal will serve as a valuable tool in fine-tuning your dose.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Babbel has built-in speech recognition to help fine-tune your accent, too.
    Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This is peak feel-good TV: The guys show up and help fine-tune their clients’ grooming, fashion, culinary skills, life habits, and homes.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • As a dating coach who develops strategies to help women get their guy, White thinks women will be better off fine-tuning their inner trust.
    Essence, 12 Aug. 2025
  • After three years of experimentation and another two for fine-tuning the design, Boreyko and colleagues had their answer.
    Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025

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