talon

Example Sentences

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Or the peregrine falcons, with their bladelike talons and darting eyes that could spot a tasty field mouse on the ground from hundreds of feet in the air?

From Literature

They can be seen running up and down flapping their wings on the ledge – 34 storeys high – while their mother has been flying past with pigeons in her talons.

From BBC

Larger birds scraped at robotic faces with their talons.

From Literature

And the deeper you go into the store, the more the store begins to dig its talons into you.

From Los Angeles Times

“One usually turns upside down, so they meet talon to talon,” Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times