Example Sentences

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The craft beeped awake, arched its hawklike shoulders, and whined off into the valley.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

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

Rangel’s eyes stared hawklike on his swishing pan as he told how he caught gold fever.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2017

Mourdock is a fit 60-year-old man, average height, with thick eyebrows hovering over a hawklike nose.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2012

The woman spun to fece Tally, her hawklike features twisted in surprise.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld