How to pronounce hone
Listen to hone in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“hone” in real sentences
481 clips in the index · 173 American · 58 British · 13 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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to sort of do that for a couple of years sort of just really hone hone
Matthew Whiteside · hear it here
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really hone in my biology skills.
US Fish & Wildlife Service · hear it here
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Hone, however, initially struggled in isolation.
British Library · hear it here
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They hone in to what really matters.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
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