hawk-eyed

[ hawk-ahyd ]

/ ˈhɔkˌaɪd /

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adjective

having very keen sight: a hawk-eyed guard.

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Origin of hawk-eyed

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby hawk-eyed

Hawke, Hawke Bay, hawker, Hawkes, Hawkeye, hawk-eyed, Hawkeye State, hawking, Hawking radiation, Hawkins, hawkish

How to use hawk-eyed in a sentence

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The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
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One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics.
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But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.
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What will.i.am is to The Black Eyed Peas, I was to the Fugees.
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Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
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Robinson looked at him suspiciously as he took it, and the animals eyed him with evident distrust.
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Punch gathered himself together and eyed the house with disfavour.
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Out of the darkening sky rang the twanging call of a night-hawk, and the cluck of a dozing hen sounded from the foliage overhead.
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A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
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British Dictionary definitions for hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed

adjective

having extremely keen sight

vigilant, watchful, or observanthawk-eyed scrutiny

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