home
noun
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
was homing
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past progressiveof home.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The primary issue the team faced throughout its first year working on the sensor was homing in on the desired source.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
I do see him as a leader of that style, and really as the person that Hofstadter was homing in on.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2022
By early January, the company was homing in on 2035 as the likely date for the electric transition, Mr. Parker said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2021
People familiar with the probe declined to say when precisely officials gave it that designation, what specific crimes or people Durham was homing in on, or what evidence he has found.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
He was homing to her by an instinct beyond his skill to analyze, though he knew it to be as straight and sure as that of the pigeon to the cote.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil
