hawk

Example Sentences

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He and his wife, Angèle Bernadette Guèdègbé, live behind security walls in a three-story house on a dirt road where vendors hawk mangos, onions and gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Unbelievable as it sounds, Turgidson was based on a real-life war hawk.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Social media is the key driver of content created by most businesses, which may set up small booth-like stages where influencers can hawk hot products while offering discounts to people watching them perform.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The latest developments come after Takaichi, a conservative China hawk, secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections earlier this month.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

She rolled up the scroll and slid it into the tube that the hawk wore like a pack, settled on his back between his wings.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack