nighthawk

Example Sentences

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Instead of a nightwatchman, they were calling him the "nighthawk".

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

I offered my palm, and Kelly shook my hand as he and the nighthawk introduced themselves.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2017

Even a clutch of common nighthawk eggs, camouflaged in the sand, catches your eye.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017

Nightjars, a kind of nighthawk also known as goatsuckers, sat on the roads that had been baked by the day’s sun to stay warm in the chilly night.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2013

Owls were flying this night, shrieking to start their prey, and a nighthawk made soft rhythmic whoops in the distance.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck