honing
Example Sentences
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Unlike most of his predecessors, he had not spent decades honing his political skills and building alliances with colleagues.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
Worries that artificial intelligence will be able to perform many of the skills graduates spent years honing are running high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Trainer Cherie DeVaux has spent decades honing her skills.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
I accomplished a lot in three days, even putting a new edge on Timothy’s knife by honing it on coral.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
