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When I think and I use the word honed, he honed his personal skills and presentation and presence in a way that was extremely important.

Oral History Interview with Hylan Lewis, January 13, 1991. Interview A-0361. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1991

All the time he kept the two-handed sword honed to a razor's edge, caressing the fine piece of steel with all the care in his veteran swordsman's hands.

Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993

The problem is whenever someone else seeks to construct another's world, dissolving meaning, as it is the individual's mystery that must be found, discovered and honed which is innate, not socially constructed...

So Insignificant, So Special James F. McGrath 2009

On Meresamun, the profile was probably more accurate, so that's the one that I kind of honed in on.

Interview with Michael Brassell 2009

ROEMER: Well, given the latest information that we read in the papers today, that somebody could have cultured, milled, and weaponized it, it was fairly new anthrax, meaning in the last couple of years, I think the FBI needs to continue to go after both a domestic source, which they've kind of honed in on, but also it could be foreign.

CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2002 2002

We advised her not to go, as they were not worth much, and there might be some risk involved; but she "honed" for them, and went.

The story of Archer Alexander : from slavery to freedom, March 30, 1863, 1885

Maybe you could have someone come in and lightly sand the surfaces for a matte 'honed' finish then have it resealed with a matte finish?

Apartment Therapy Main Janel Laban 2010

In San Francisco, at the Academy of Art, I kind of honed in on food photography.

A Picture's Worth | PhotoShelter 2010

Typically, when someone is referring to a "honed" surface, they are talking about a bore that has been sized with a rigid hone.

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"We've kind of honed in on some of the events that our members like or don't like, and we only schedule the ones that they like," Tugend says.

National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2009