vulture
noun
any of several large, primarily carrion-eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles.
vulturelike
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a word derived from
vulture.
Example Sentences
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And it provides a place for those emotions that circle, vulturelike, around one’s thoughts to finally come to rest, no longer nourished by attention.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
Upon these facts the twin spirit of romance and hatred swooped vulturelike.
From The Mating of Lydia by Mrs. Humphry Ward
