How to Use hone in a Sentence

hone

verb

• There is no time to hone his stroke or find his rhythm.
  — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 2 June 2018
• Instead, the best way to tame a fear of failure is to hone courage.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2021
• Every black man should get a young white girl hoe to hone up on ...
  — David J. Krajicek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• Be ready to let go of control and hone your inner growth.
  — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 1 Apr. 2020
• All the while, fine motor skills are honed, and busy minds are soothed.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
• Give yourself a few years to build up these muscles and hone these traits.
  — Richard Thalheimer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
• Parrot’s tricks were clean; all eyes honed on the big screen, which showed the score.
  — Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, 11 Feb. 2018
• But young talents need theaters like this one to hone their craft.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• The key is to look for ways to develop and hone your skills actively.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• His goal was to hone her gymnastics skills while keeping the sport fun.
  — New York Times, 29 July 2021
• Grier did, in fact, pass on a lot of projects to pursue work on the stage and hone her craft.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
• The other has ceramic rods that will hone that edge to a razor.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
• Most would rather play a match than hone a skill through repetitive drilling.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2019
• For the past few months, the post office and its windows have been helping adults hone a trade.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2021
• So get out there and hone your treasure-hunting skills.
  — Paige Triola, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2019
• That was four and a half years ago; since then, she’s been honing her craft.
  — Sakeina Syed, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• This interactive skill might not seem to be one that is best honed alone.
  — The Economist, 18 Apr. 2020
• She was never trained as an actress, but her eye for style was honed among the sharpest arbiters of the day.
  — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2018
• Better to keep it simple and hone the focus of your product.
  — Liz Giorgi, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Hill is student of pitching, looking for any way to hone her craft.
  — Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune, 2 June 2017
• Make sure to hone these closing skills. Join the AI side.
  — Tyler Christiansen, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• Start by wetting the surface of the stone with either honing oil or plain water.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Jan. 2020
• This was a great place to hone one’s inner gyroscope, and these were great cars to do it in.
  — Steve Siler, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2018
• But some white blood cells that remember the pathogen persist and hone their combat skills.
  — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022
• Playwrights often hone their scripts when their shows move to midtown.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 July 2021
• Some, like a bartender or cook, want to practice and hone their craft and getting paid is a bonus.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
• Their sense of smell is unique in that it's been honed through centuries of analyzing scent through the mouth.
  — Alix Tunell, refinery29.com, 3 May 2018
• With that, the mono-to-braid transition era has helped many anglers to hone their skills.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2020
• To the north, an equestrian center where members hone their equine skills.
  — Jessica Dailey, Town & Country, 29 Sep. 2020
• Grab an Epic Day Pass or sign up for a lesson to hone your skills.
  — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 23 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024