hawker - use in sentences

Converse of subject

  • sell: However, much damage was done by inappropriate spectacles sold by hawkers.

Converse of object

  • see: We also saw brown hawkers with their attractive coppery wings hunting along the taller vegetation of the river bank.
  • wander: A wandering hawker unfurls dazzling tie-dyed sheets and vivid printed cloth.

Adjective modifier

  • migrant: The larger dragonflies, particularly brown, southern and migrant hawkers, patrol sheltered sections of Harperâs Brook.
  • brown: We also saw brown hawkers with their attractive coppery wings hunting along the taller vegetation of the river bank.
  • southern: An unexpected encounter with a southern hawker did that for me this weekend.
  • common: A number of dragonfly species use the pools including the Norfolk and common hawker.
  • large: This is a good time of year for dragonflies so look out for the larger, more spectacular hawkers.

Modifies a noun

  • dragonfly: Typical species: heron, southern hawker dragonfly, yellow water lily, common reed, alder.
  • stall: We started off with cocktails at Raffles then ate at various hawker stalls.
  • center: LUNCH ON THE RUN Choose a hawker center, where dozens of vendors offering extremely fast food compete for your custom.
  • center: The food in Singapore, particularly the endless variety of street snacks in the hawker centers, is something to write home about.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: These festive menus are available from 17 November to 24 December 2003 Based on the dishes of the street hawkers from South East Asia.
  • fish: Maggie Dickson was a fish hawker who left Edinburgh in 1723 after being deserted by her husband.

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