- plural of hone.
hones
Example Sentences
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And he is now just two appearances away from equalling Peter Shilton's mark of 125 international appearances as he hones in on becoming England's most capped player ever.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even as Cursor hones in on Composer, the company’s model-agnostic platform remains a key selling point, according to Ram Bala, professor of AI and analytics at Santa Clara University.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Even as China hones its formal sanctions toolkit, it still turns to informal methods when legal and political justification is thin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The Josh O’Connor-led drama “Rebuilding” hones in on a rancher whose property is destroyed by a wildfire, following him as he tries to find hope and community in the aftermath of devastation.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
There was the moment of intermingling with a noise like thunder, the spectacle of broken lances sailing in the air while hones pawed that dement before they went down backward.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
