honing
Example Sentences
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They are a party honing their messaging before the next general election.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Contrarian deals are often made after years of honing one’s intuition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
If only “HOTD” had put as much effort into honing its characters’ internal battles as it did depicting bloody conflicts across Westeros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
They'd hung a target on the granary doors, so they could seem to be honing their skills as archers, but he knew lurkers when he saw them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
