Get to know Honed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to geslepen.
Honed meaning
- Made sharp.
- Made more accurate or precise.
Using Honed
- The main meaning on this page is: Made sharp. | Made more accurate or precise.
- Possible Dutch translations are: geslepen, verfijnd.
- In the example corpus, honed often appears in combinations such as: honed his, honed in, has honed.
Context around Honed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Honed
- In this selection, "honed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finely, sauce, artists, observation and skills stand out and add context to how "honed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and finely honed observation skills and been finely honed to deliver. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "honed" sits close to words such as adamawa, authorize and banged, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with honed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many artists honed their crafts during Sunday’s festivities. (9 words)
She honed her skills at Key School by editing the school newspaper and yearbook. (14 words)
Prior to launching her eponymous label, Banke honed her craft at prestigious international fashion houses. (15 words)
But the good news for every skeptic waiting to be won over by clamshell foldables is that Motorola has released the most advanced model yet that has been honed to have the most exciting feature yet: a big outer cover screen. (41 words)
Karen was right, and while I was pleased with my successful return of some keen and cutting serves from Simon, it was clear that for a player to ‘hit the big time’, their strategical skill was what had to be honed. (41 words)
For Boygenius, they wanted to honor those roots and the skills they’ve honed along the way — confessional lyrics sung in a tight-knit cadence, diaphanous vocals, textural guitar work — but remove the gatekeep-y coolness factor of indie-rock. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the initial surprise, Ukrainian air defences have honed their skills in engaging them, but the cheap and simple drones that have a range exceeding 930 miles (1,500km) continue to inflict significant damage.
And Cristian's dream was to open a full-service restaurant of his own that showcased the skills he'd honed over a full career.
As a corporate support officer, she had honed her project management abilities, her attention to detail, and her communication and interpersonal skills – all of which came in handy when she became a specialist nurse in a gynaecology clinic.
As you can see above, Seko has honed in on the thing Gojo doesn't know how to handle, and that is his humanity.
But Taiwan's path to chip superstardom will not be easy to replicate - the island has a secret sauce, honed through decades of laborious work by its engineers.
But the good news for every skeptic waiting to be won over by clamshell foldables is that Motorola has released the most advanced model yet that has been honed to have the most exciting feature yet: a big outer cover screen.
For Boygenius, they wanted to honor those roots and the skills they’ve honed along the way — confessional lyrics sung in a tight-knit cadence, diaphanous vocals, textural guitar work — but remove the gatekeep-y coolness factor of indie-rock.
Grind each piece to perfection, then use your creativity, knowledge, and finely honed observation skills to assemble alloyed works of art.
He is still the same pragmatist who honed his powers of persuasion as a union leader in the Sao Paulo auto plants of the 1970s, they added.
Irish customers of the innovative and boldly styled SUV hybrid benefit from a specification that has been finely honed to deliver optimum comfort, convenience and class-leading connectivity.
Karen was right, and while I was pleased with my successful return of some keen and cutting serves from Simon, it was clear that for a player to ‘hit the big time’, their strategical skill was what had to be honed.
Many artists honed their crafts during Sunday’s festivities.
Nebula usually loses to Gamora in serious duels, but she can easily defeat almost anyone else with her deadly, well-honed skills and her strong cyborg body.
Older players like Gardner and Sabathia commanded the clubhouse at the end of their careers, while Judge honed the skills that made him the Yankees’ captain.
Others honed their binocular skills with loaner binoculars from Leica Store Miami, or learned about Miami-Dade County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands Program.
Over the years, he honed his skills, learning to captain the seas from north to south.
Phil honed his leadership skills over 24 years in the U.S. Army where he ultimately achieved the rank of command sergeant major, the highest enlisted rank possible.
PR agencies in Singapore have honed this craft to perfection, employing original strategies to form narratives and swing opinions.
Prior to launching her eponymous label, Banke honed her craft at prestigious international fashion houses.
She honed her skills at Key School by editing the school newspaper and yearbook.
Common combinations with honed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- honed his 22×
- honed in 20×
- has honed 17×
- honed her 16×
- honed their 14×
- he honed 12×
- have honed 10×
- and honed 10×
- had honed 7×
- honed to 7×