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

She would often work through several rolls of film to home in on her subject and get “the one.”

From New York Times

In the next few months, we’ll home in on a few that I think are especially versatile.

From Washington Post

The focus of any future investigation will home in on her personal team - coaches, doctors, nutritionists, etc.

From Washington Times

Before stepping onto the ice at competition, they home in on that connection by holding hands, meditating together and “heart-to-heart exercises,” which both jokingly described as a trade secret without sharing more specifics.

From Washington Post