How to Use goshawk in a Sentence

goshawk

noun
  • In some ways, the robo-hawk is a lot like a real northern goshawk.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2020
  • After a time, a goshawk came around and started picking them off.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2020
  • And the idea of having a goshawk is such an extreme thing in falconry.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • But what Helen really did to process her grief was adopt a goshawk.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Their creation was inspired by a real bird called the northern goshawk.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Not surprisingly, the falcons were gone, but a goshawk came off the rocks next to the nest and spun off down canyon.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Pough showed Edge photos of piles of goshawk carcasses on the forest floor.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2020
  • The cry of the distant goshawk, the rustle of flushing wings and the whistle of widgeon is our music.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2020
  • One had been hit by a goshawk and was struggling; the other only lasted a day or so before the hawk came back and took it.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2021
  • One hunting strategy of the southern pale chanting goshawk is to walk or run on the ground in pursuit of prey.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Also at risk are rare species including northern goshawk, western toads, northern red legged frogs and brown bats.
    Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Lost, Helen adopts a goshawk and throws herself into the world of big bird ownership, gloves and all.
    Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The northern goshawk is a fast, powerful raptor that flies effortlessly through forests.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Their appeal is undeniable, but few would take the leap from observing to inviting a goshawk into one’s home.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But when Swanson released his goshawk — a raptor known for its fierceness — into the affected building, the birds didn’t budge.
    New York Times, 23 June 2022
  • Kitzman also told Taylor to use a false cover story if ever asked by authorities about how the northern goshawk was taken and transferred.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2020
  • Other images on the shortlist include a decorator crab perching on a sea squirt, a gecko attempting to fight off a goshawk and a resting Weddell seal.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, Foy adds, sharing the screen with an actual goshawk mustered a kind of courage perhaps only made possible by the urgency of filmmaking.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Jezebel, the goshawk, ended up contracting a host of bacterial and fungal infections, and Swanson also got sick himself.
    New York Times, 23 June 2022
  • Additionally, the lack of normal goshawk activity led me to believe that the ptarmigan population is indeed low.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2021
  • Now, nearly 20 years after the loss of the man who inspired it, the story of Alisdair, Helen, and Mabel the goshawk has gotten the big screen treatment.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Their abrupt adoption of a feisty goshawk named Mable is prompted by the sudden death of their father, respected photojournalist Alisdair MacDonald, played in the film by Brendan Gleeson.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025

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