honing
Example Sentences
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The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
She’d spent decades honing her craft for that phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Schools sharpen students’ thinking and research skills, he noted, but higher education hasn’t been as good at honing students’ applied skills — and for AI, that includes knowing when to responsibly use the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
He worked on more than 200 films with Venkatesh and others, honing his craft and building industry connections.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
It could divide evenly among her hundred sentinels, or shift between them in any configuration, honing in where attention was required and receding where it wasn’t.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
