Example sentences for: hawkish

How can you use “hawkish” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Having been the most hawkish in Europe throughout the war, the British press has started to show small signs of defeatism.

  • But he's hawkish on Kosovo because it's in Europe, and Europe, unlike the Persian Gulf and East Africa, is a vital American interest.

  • It went on: "The American eagle brooch says without a word being exchanged that she is in hawkish, combative mood; the cherub brooch betokens the spirit of innocent accommodation; and the red and gold balloon brooch denotes a festive moment.

  • It said a rift was opening "between the more hawkish governments in London and Washington and anxious European allies desperate, for domestic political reasons, for a diplomatic and political breakthrough."

  • More dampeningly still, the Daily Telegraph of London led Monday with the news that British Prime Minister Tony Blair, currently the most hawkish of the NATO leaders, failed to sway his allies in favor of deploying ground troops.


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