How to Use zero in on in a Sentence

zero in on

phrasal verb
Definition of zero in onnext
  • Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will zero in on the highlights of the tour.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
  • My eyes zero in on colorful hair like a moth to a flame.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 June 2023
  • The letter should have been put in the file, and detectives should have zeroed in on Vieyra, back in 2009.
    — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Her cellphone signals were used to help zero in on the trio, the D.A.'s office said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The photo didn’t show either of the pair’s faces, but zeroed in on their entwined hands.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • Don’t help them out by allowing them to zero in on a duck call.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The chances of getting to that Saturday off with a 4-0 record, though, go up if Day zeroes in on a true QB1.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Being able to zero in on nutritious meals is a matter of life and death.
    — Christine Picard, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The Georgia case would zero in on Trump’s specific efforts to overturn his loss in the state in 2020.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s a look at the best fishing waders out there and how to zero in on the best type for you, according to our angling experts.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In other words, zeroing in on your zits can make the issue seem bigger in more ways than one.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Ramesh talked about zeroing in on good questions – which is very good advice.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Next month, her team’s outreach will zero in on what employers can do to keep their workers safe.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Over and again, Republicans zeroed in on the issue as central to getting a deal done.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • His questions started out broad, then zeroed in on details.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Speaking about his sister, Bertie, one thing Buffett zeroed in on was Wall Street pundits.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The penguins’ guano–aka bird poop–showed up on satellite imagery as a series of dark smudges and allowed researchers to zero in on these new breeding sites.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • After a six-week hunt, police zeroed in on Kohberger as a suspect.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • For you, was part of the appeal being able to zero in on one family instead of making something more open-ended?
    — Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Authorities quickly zeroed in on van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers as suspects.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • To determine where to focus Nigg’s upgrades, Sinclair and his team have assessed 57 floating wind designs and zeroed in on a half-dozen of the most promising.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Clean-cut, without looking too pristine — a tough game to play when zeroing in on that perfect pair for everyday wear.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Charles Sennett died by suicide a week after his wife's murder, after police zeroed in on him as a suspect.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Finally, zero in on your sink, an area particularly prone to grime and germs.
    — Hannah Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the team is using the James Webb Space Telescope to zero in on different asteroids and search for water signatures.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Cartoonists, when evoking natural scenes, often zero in on smaller details, like the bugs that tumble and crawl in the grass.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Kyle Mooney’s teen comedy, though, zeroes in on the apocalyptic anxiety that came with the turn of the millennium.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The group also zeroed in on more specific attacks from certain campaigns.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Researchers have zeroed in on these negative feelings since lonely behaviors didn’t seem to have the same effect.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 14 Oct. 2023
  • This isolation exercise zeroes in on the gluteus medius.
    — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 28 June 2023

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