war hawk

Example Sentences

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“Warfare” wants to live in the dictionary shoehorned between war cry and war hawk.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Ramaswamy, who vowed ahead of the debate to be more "unconstrained", repeatedly mentioned his rival's name in his answers and slammed her as "the sharpest of the war hawks".

From BBC

U.S. involvement in foreign conflict pitted Ms. Haley against Mr. Ramaswamy, who picked fights with the former ambassador and sought to paint her as a corrupt war hawk.

From Washington Times

Tension between defense spending and budgets has long roiled Washington, with the war hawks usually prevailing.

From Washington Times

The backers of the bills were war hawks mostly, and some of the proposed responses such as bombing Mexico are downright reckless.

From Los Angeles Times