How to Use falcon in a Sentence

falcon

noun

• The presence of climbers can disturb nesting falcons, and rock climbing is listed as a potential threat to the species.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
• Prairie falcons that nest in those walls soar through the air.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Owls, vultures, hawks and falcons are the stars in this show.
  — charlotteobserver, 29 May 2017
• In June 2012, the singer had Bang Bang ink a falcon in the shape of a handgun on her right ankle.
  — Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• Monkeys live in the trees, and toucans and falcons nest in the garden.
  — Peter Terzian, ELLE Decor, 30 Sep. 2010
• Chavez and his falconers use hawks and falcons for the job.
  — Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, 8 Aug. 2019
• But add a hungry hawk or falcon, and your jaw will drop.
  — Wired, 20 Nov. 2019
• But even among the falcon-crazed, excitement about the World Cup – the first ever in the Arab world – looms large.
  — Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Nov. 2022
• Like a falcon, an owl can snatch small birds midair and have been known to eat feral cats.
  — Elizabeth Fletcher, Philly.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Its silhouette is pure speed, like that of a falcon in a 200-mph dive.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 6 Mar. 2023
• One thing is certain, that ol' Falcon 9 sure can fly—and nobody seems to be able to catch it.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2017
• The falcons were spotted this spring brooding in the Roland Park water tower in the 4200 block of Roland Ave.
  — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2019
• When a falcon strikes, how does a flock of pigeons respond?
  — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2021
• The bride wore a leather glove with a piece of quail meat attached to entice Marty the falcon to swoop down and land on her arm.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• But moms also have to teach their young how to be a monkey, a cheetah, a whale, or a falcon.
  — Brian Handwerk, National Geographic, 8 May 2020
• Or will Mbappe be allowed to just wait on the wing, and strike like a falcon at Croatia’s goal?
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018
• In 2009, the park launched an effort to protect the birds by closing off portions of the cliffs to climbers so that nests would not be disturbed, which could provoke falcons to leave the area and abandon their young offspring.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
• Shakira and her two sons enjoyed a Dubai desert getaway; the singer posed with a falcon on her arm.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2022
• DownMost of my 20+ years, the falcons that nest atop Market Tower have hatched in April.
  — Laura James-Reim, Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2018
• Peregine falcons are no longer endangered and were introduced to nests around the state by the DNR.
  — Tom Leyden, Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2018
• Their daring ways have gotten the falcons in trouble with the sheep farmers of the Falklands.
  — Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Thanks to the diverse habitats found within the park, guests can spot owls, falcons, eagles, and more.
  — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
• Birders keep an eye out for falcons, wood storks, and bald eagles.
  — Kristin Harmel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
• In a different show, the falcon metaphor could feel like the writers are picking it up and slapping us across the face with it.
  — Jesse Raub, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
• Trained falcons open and close the book, fierce but constrained, like the human characters.
  — Maile Meloy, New York Times, 11 May 2017
• As the myth goes, on the night before the battle, Lazar was visited by a saint in the form of a gray falcon with a message from the Virgin Mary.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• Later, there’s a scene where the same falcon is clearly meant to step on a rose, but the bird hesitates and misses.
  — New York Times, 17 May 2022
• Similarly, many hawks and falcons aren’t large enough to lift a pet.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• At Tettegouche State Park, look for falcons and other rare birds that come to nest.
  — Kristi Valentini, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024