hone in
Example Sentences
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The investigation will hone in on repeated prompts that urge users not to miss out on rewards or purchase time-limited offers, the watchdog said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“A lot of people don’t hone in on it like I do. I find that gives me a big edge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
She expects investors to hone in on margins “as Supermicro targeting larger customers and larger sales opportunities may result in cost of sales rising, and margins compressing, leading to revenue variability.”
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Players hone in on their phone screens, each watching a personal three-minute highlight clip.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
In the 1970s, for instance, researchers used microelectrodes to hone in on a key part of the brain—called the parietal lobe—crucial to shifts in attention.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
