hawk-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
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having extremely keen sight
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vigilant, watchful, or observant
hawk-eyed scrutiny
Etymology
Origin of hawk-eyed
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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His hawk-eyed fans wasted no time to post on social media that he’d added a new bar to the song: “Give me Tupac’s ring back, and I might give you a little respect.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Of course now their alleged ruse appears to have been rumbled by a hawk-eyed reporter from The Athletic, they might not chance it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2022
Holmes's real-life model was Doyle's professor, hawk-eyed diagnostician Joseph Bell; writers from Émile Gaboriau to Edgar Allen Poe offered fictional prototypes.
From Nature ● Jan. 24, 2017
“I certainly don’t see myself as the hawk-eyed, sharp-nosed, hard military man, leading a battle fleet into the annals of history,” Admiral Woodward told the BBC when he went to war.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2013
This was a district of suburban streets and small shops, and before long, hawk-eyed Asta, with Ben flying close to her, cried out, “Left! Left!”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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