hawklike
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a word derived from
hawk.
hawknounany of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes.
Example Sentences
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Gaby Hoffmann’s sparrowish quickness and hawklike focus in “C’mon C’mon.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Tom Wilson’s reality is that he is watched, hawklike, by every NHL authority — both official and self-appointed.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2021
Mourdock is a fit 60-year-old man, average height, with thick eyebrows hovering over a hawklike nose.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2012
He never married, lived with his mother until her death, employed the same personal secretary for almost his entire career and seemed to have no interests outside of his hawklike devotion to his work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2011
The woman spun to fece Tally, her hawklike features twisted in surprise.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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