Hawke

[hawk]

noun

1. Robert (James Lee), 1929–2019, Australian political leader: prime minister 1983–91.

Hawke

/ hɔːk /

noun

1. Edward, 1st Baron. 1705–81, British admiral. He destroyed the French fleet in Quiberon Bay (1759), preventing a French invasion of England

2. Robert ( James Lee ), known as Bob. Born 1929, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1983–91)

Example Sentences

Hawke’s rangy crusader happens to be a magnet for that type of trouble.

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Hawke has spent his career carefully choosing which auteurs he works with.

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But what Lee creates with Francis, and Hawke with his co-star, Armstrong, is playful and lovely.

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Hawke doesn’t overload their delicate dances or any of his other scene partnerships with an insistence on pulling the spotlight, true to his character’s unspoken self-regard as a guide who happens to investigate his curiosities.

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In “Reservation Dogs,” Sterlin Harjo celebrated his boundless adoration of cinema by fusing comedy with iconic tributes to ‘80s coming-of-age movies. For his second series outing, he merges his fondness for ‘70s-style neo-noir with his enduring love for his home state, tapping Hawke’s prose-addicted gumshoe to mosey us through its beauty and corruption.

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