Each event needs its own individual skills, and a practice option gives the chance to hone abilities before joining the competition proper. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
hone a knife. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Mays, I use the word hone, Mays practiced being Mays. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Hylan Lewis, January 13, 1991. Interview A-0361. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
So, he's got to, you know, kind of hone things in a little more. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2007] Reference
You know, they'll kind of hone in on this person fairly quickly, I think. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2003] Reference
And what comes out of my head, we write down and I kind of hone into a bit. From Wordnik.com. [Comedian Robert Klein Plays 'Not My Job'] Reference
"He's very good technically when he can kind of hone in.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Donkeys are not acceptable candidates to "hone" rodeo skills on. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The site gives Lippert, 34, credit for helping "hone" Obama's anti-war views. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Malcontents] Reference
Marilynn continued, and we started to kind of hone in on something that we might be able to do. From Wordnik.com. [Skeptiko - Science at the Tipping Point] Reference
So my dialogue with Marilynn continued, and we started to kind of hone in on something that we might be able to do. From Wordnik.com. [Skeptiko - Science at the Tipping Point] Reference
Bridge is "a way to hone my analytical skills," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Young Fogies] Reference
Now is the time to use the skills it took me a lifetime to hone. From Wordnik.com. [What It's Like When The Power Is Gone] Reference
I spent 28 years to hone my craft so I could write any kind of music. From Wordnik.com. [Q: The Legendary Quincy Jones] Reference
"Being a good Irish storyteller is a gift you hone," Teddy once wrote. From Wordnik.com. [How Kennedy Learned to Care] Reference
In opposition it could find new leaders and hone its ideological edge. From Wordnik.com. [Oh, Melancholy Conservatives!] Reference
Dove estimates it took her some eight to 10 years to hone her techniques. From Wordnik.com. [BSI: Bird Strike Investigation] Reference
Good leaders carefully hone what they say, mindfully expressing themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.: The Power of Wise Speech] Reference
Its groundskeepers are indigenous women who take breaks to hone their putting skills. From Wordnik.com. [Putter Up: New Latin Links] Reference
Languages, of course, are human creations, tools we invent and hone to suit our needs. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in Translation] Reference
They simply want to practice their craft and create their work and hone their talents. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Riffs Interview: New Eisner winner JOHN LAYMAN relishes the success of 'CHEW'] Reference
Rather, Pyongyang used the opportunity to hone its pitch as the misunderstood neighbor. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Mind Games] Reference
But I think you have to have the interest in the first place, and then you hone that interest. From Wordnik.com. [Auf With Their Heads: The ‘Project Runway’ Roundtable] Reference
No doubt attending a reputable film school like UCLA's or USC's would greatly hone his talent. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Into College, Whatever It Takes] Reference
And when I grew up, it was like the playing fields for one to hone their skills were all over. From Wordnik.com. [A South African Great, Playing 'To Get Well'] Reference
Meanwhile, the Achuar hone skills like English that will help them deal with foreign travelers. From Wordnik.com. [Environment: Promoting The Piranhas] Reference
Michael took his first computer class this year: he has no machine of his own to hone his skills. From Wordnik.com. [The Information Gap] Reference
It's always good to have someone to test your ideas, keep your spirits up, and hone your business skills. From Wordnik.com. [Marty Zwilling: Eight Reasons to Create a Startup While Job Hunting] Reference
These days, we all multitask, for better or worse, and many women can hone in on a subject with intensity. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Reynolds: Stop Praising the Differences in Men and Women] Reference
For example, the filter command lets you really hone results – perhaps by a folder or when it was modified. From Wordnik.com. [ISYS Personal Edition, Version 9.6] Reference
And News Feed allows each and every one of your friends to watch, in real time, as you hone your public persona. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense of Facebook] Reference
They now can hone in on customers in every imaginable way, including obtaining better feedback from consumers. From Wordnik.com. [Look for bigger, better, and earlier deals this holiday season] Reference
For more than 20 years, it's allowed a couple of generations of young musicians to develop and hone their skills. From Wordnik.com. [The Sounds of Finnish Musical Experiments] Reference
Firms now employ sophisticated techniques to hone in on constituents who back their position and will take action. From Wordnik.com. [Watering The Grass Roots] Reference
Advice: Before each use, hone the edge with a knife steel — a special, textured rod — to smooth and align a sharp edge. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: How to choose knives] Reference
The awareness that he was seen as different, at least in some quarters, may have helped hone Bloomberg's sense of competitiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutionary] Reference
There are tabs for each major content category covered at ConsumerReports. org, allowing visitors to hone in on the topic of choice. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer Reports new video hub] Reference
If your suspect is a man, you might go through and have it hone in on people of that approximate height and weight and eliminate females. From Wordnik.com. ['Every Contact Leaves a Trace'] Reference
I think it was great too, cause I was able to hone in at how I was feeling at the time and who I am without any distractions or influences. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Chattman: "All Hearts": Kelis and Robyn Tag Team on the Road] Reference
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