hawk
Example Sentences
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Things will be stressful enough in the wake of her passing, and on top of that you will have to watch your stepsister like a hawk.
From MarketWatch
Takaichi, 64, was seen as a China hawk before becoming Japan's first woman prime minister in October.
From Barron's
And the way she perches over my brother reminds me of a hawk about to swoop in on its prey.
From Literature
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In response, interventionist hawks hit back with parody songs like “I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Coward,” according to James Sullivan’s book “Which Side Are You On?”
Warsh built his reputation as a hawk by warning for years that easy money would fuel inflation.
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