Explore Honing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Honing in a sentence
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Honing meaning
present participle and gerund of hone
Using Honing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hone
- In the example corpus, honing often appears in combinations such as: honing his, honing in, honing their.
Context around Honing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Honing
- In this selection, "honing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, years, specifically, fitness and nearly stand out and add context to how "honing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition to honing nearly every and aimed at honing in on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "honing" sits close to words such as adjudged, aggravating and alamos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with honing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She's also dedicated almost all of her years to honing her skills in combat. (15 words)
For most bands, honing their sound is the first thing they tackle when just starting out. (16 words)
Like Baker Manziel, er, Mayfield, he seemed to spend more time doing commercials than honing his craft. (17 words)
Stan went into showbiz at the young age of 13, touring the UK with The Francis Langford Boys Choir and honing his craft in pantos at the Old Lyceum Theatre, Newport and migrated to Australia in 1963. (37 words)
The Trillick woman has been performing traditional Irish music since a young girl, honing her skills with advice from family members and soaking up the atmosphere in local tune-filled pubs. (31 words)
Dr. Rowley emphasized the pressing need for immediate intervention to tackle the rising tide of violence, specifically honing in on the illicit trade of firearms and ammunition plaguing the Caribbean. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Before this success, he had worked in his home country of Sweden for years, honing his craft as a songwriter and producer.
Dr. Rowley emphasized the pressing need for immediate intervention to tackle the rising tide of violence, specifically honing in on the illicit trade of firearms and ammunition plaguing the Caribbean.
During these sessions, the players are focusing on improving their physical fitness, honing their technical skills, and enhancing their teamwork.
During this time, Monét was strategically collecting infinity stones, so to speak, and honing in on her sound before releasing Jaguar as an independent artist.
For most bands, honing their sound is the first thing they tackle when just starting out.
He has since spent time honing his skills so that when he accesses his ultimate form, allies won't be at equal risk as enemies.
I have been honing my craft for so long that I feel like I am adequate to play so many roles.
In addition to honing nearly every facet of her craft, White helped the next generation of lacrosse talent gain their footing, coaching for her childhood club: Sky Walkers.
Like Baker Manziel, er, Mayfield, he seemed to spend more time doing commercials than honing his craft.
Niching down is a strategic approach aimed at honing in on your ideal customer and directly addressing their unique needs.
Once Pé returned to her native Santo Domingo, she spent more time singing covers in smaller stages and honing her craft.
Peter Jackson, he was still honing his craft in his home country of New Zealand and dabbling with a variety of genres.
She paints with rich colours and a vibrant oil surface, honing a distinctive and instantly recognisable style.
She's also dedicated almost all of her years to honing her skills in combat.
Some of it too can be improved by individual players honing in on that part of their game, like Pickens becoming more well-rounded.
Stan went into showbiz at the young age of 13, touring the UK with The Francis Langford Boys Choir and honing his craft in pantos at the Old Lyceum Theatre, Newport and migrated to Australia in 1963.
Students will be immersed in one or more arts disciplines of their choice and spend several hours weekly training and honing their skills.
The Mexican actor and former footballer turned to acting after a knee injury, honing his trade in London.
These challenges were mitigated with the work ethic from the crew with several players spending the summer honing their skills on the court in Tennis clinics to improve.
The Trillick woman has been performing traditional Irish music since a young girl, honing her skills with advice from family members and soaking up the atmosphere in local tune-filled pubs.
Common combinations with honing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- honing his 24×
- honing in 18×
- honing their 17×
- and honing 10×
- honing her 9×
- on honing 6×
- been honing 5×
- to honing 5×
- honing the 5×
- honing your 5×