home in on

Example Sentences

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“We thought it would be Hillary when Barack Obama won, so we’re far away from having to home in on who could run for the Democratic Party — we’ll see, we’ll wait.”

From Salon

After retiring its old name last year and beginning a laborious process to rename the team, Washington received some 40,000 submissions from fans and has held focus groups and surveys to home in on a new name and logo.

From Washington Post

And you’re also able to home in on certain things.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet all have become familiar figures in a country where relatively few coronavirus cases and efficient contact tracing have enabled politicians, health officials and journalists to home in on individuals.

From Washington Post

The subpoenas just happened to home in on two opponents of President Donald Trump, Reps.

From Washington Post