How to Use fine-tune in a Sentence
fine-tune
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Shit’s gotta sit around for a minute … fine-tune it, perfect it.
— A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 July 2023 -
Sh–’s gotta sit around for a minute … fine-tune it, perfect it.
— Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 July 2023 -
Now, health systems can build on it and fine-tune it to meet their needs.
— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Want to fine-tune which apps refresh in the background (and drain your battery in the process)?
— Simon Hill Brian Barrett, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024 -
My brain will be fine-tuned to keeping my glass and tummy full.
— Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 -
This takes some trial to fine-tune the time and water required.
— oregonlive, 15 July 2023 -
The next application would look to fine-tune and strengthen the case for those projects.
— Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024 -
That’s why hotels work so hard to fine-tune their atmosphere with the right playlists.
— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2024 -
Walz’s response to his sloppiness with facts has been fine-tuned in the days since the debate.
— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024 -
The latter had a food truck, and Smith assisted him in fine-tuning the cuisine for it at the time.
— Dwight Brown, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The music: Dugar and her team have fine-tuned the restaurant’s playlist, which was the soundtrack for the Diwali dinner, over the past 10 years.
— Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Each team wanted to fine-tune the AI model for its own domain goals.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024 -
The lasers are used to fine-tune the telescope’s resolution.
— Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 -
Adjustable straps or buckles can help fine-tune your fit as well.
— Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023 -
But first up Tuesday is a case that gives the Justices a chance to fine-tune their guidance to lower courts.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2023 -
The Air Stratos is comfortable for all-day wear and has an easy-to-adjust dial in the back for fine-tuning the fit on the go.
— Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Now, instead of having months to fine-tune the story, he would be stuck with it at trial.
— Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 -
This journal will serve as a valuable tool in fine-tuning your dose.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Hard Science Why does the Universe appear fine-tuned for life to exist?
— Big Think, 24 June 2024 -
The brothers began tinkering with the pre-chorus and then fine-tuned the chorus.
— Mike Wass, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023 -
Have you been involved in any effort to train or fine-tune chatbots for legal work?
— Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 10 June 2024 -
The bots find patterns through trial and error, and human feedback is then used to fine-tune the model.
— Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 -
The project captures Monét’s cross-genre singing abilities and the writing skills she’s fine-tuned over her decade-long career.
— Danielle Kwateng, SELF, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Engineers are trying to fine-tune how tall and steep the barriers should be.
— Louise Rasmussen and Johannes Birkebaek, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Transit agency staffers will continue to refine and fine-tune the plans for the future rail hub.
— George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 -
In some cases, lawmakers and voters now say those changes needed to be fine-tuned to work well.
— Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024 -
There’s a lot of work coming out on different ways to fine-tune the dopamine system instead of just turning it on or off.
— Quanta Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023 -
For Lal, the task is making the appropriate tweaks to help fine-tune each receiver.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Its rituals have been fine-tuned and time-tested to respond to human needs.
— Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024 -
Firefighters can fine-tune the spay of foam or water by adjusting the nozzle.
— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
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