Synonyms
Examples of hawkeyed in a Sentence
the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders
Recent Examples on the Web
Young staffers on liberal political campaigns often display the slightly censorious cheerfulness of a resident-hall adviser, but the Warren organizers possessed a hawkeyed attention to detail and the essential American energy of malaria eradicators.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1795, in the meaning defined above
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“Hawkeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hawkeyed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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