Tom reached out with his newly honed senses.

A newly honed sense of self-preservation began to jangle in his ears.

On Sunday, however, the 22-year-old McIlroy made his way to the first tee with a newly honed stoicism.

His tone, though low, was as dangerous as newly honed steel.

And gloriously beautiful, in a deadly,edged way, like a sword blade newly honed.

The name cut at Perrin like a newly honed knife.

Instead, he had prowled along the decks at night and sharpened his newly honed skills in his cabin.

Dodd drew his elephant-hilted sword, felt its newly honed edge and waited for the orders to begin the slaughter.

The girl shone like a newly honed blade.

He had used his newly honed senses to the maximum extent.