hone in

Example Sentences

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Unilever’s deal with McCormick, separating out its food business, is part of its larger strategy shift to hone in on beauty, personal-care and home products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Colletti: They started to hone in on certain things, or they fed our friends a question to ask us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“It allows us as a staff to really hone in on pushing these guys, and coaching and critiquing and correcting,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Carrefour released plans to bolster its digital presence and hone in on operations in key countries, as part of a broader strategic plan for the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

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