war hawk
noun
: a person who clamors for war
especially
: a jingoistic American favoring war with Britain around 1812
Examples of war hawk in a Sentence
war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force
Recent Examples on the Web
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
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Daniel Depetris,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
—
Daniel Depetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
Cheney was a staunch conservative and known as a war hawk on foreign policy.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
The war hawks intend to lobby the federal government for the resources to destroy Mayday once and for all, and Gabriel magnanimously welcomes Joseph to the party.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots.
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Connor Okeeffe,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Depetris,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
—
Daniel Depetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.
—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
Cheney was a staunch conservative and known as a war hawk on foreign policy.
—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
The war hawks intend to lobby the federal government for the resources to destroy Mayday once and for all, and Gabriel magnanimously welcomes Joseph to the party.
—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots.
—
Connor Okeeffe,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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“War hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20hawk. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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