TALON in a Sentence

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For TALON, below is one of 5 sentences:
And be it so," said Cedric; "and let him tear me with beak and talons, ere my tongue say one word which my heart doth not warrant.

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 Meanings and Examples of TALON
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talon
 n.  claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt
Classic Sentence:
1  I have been so overwhelmed by the many storms that have broken over my head, that I am become passive in the hands of the Almighty, like a sparrow in the talons of an eagle.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 112. The Departure.
2  They were both so much moved that they cried aloud like eagles or vultures with crooked talons that have been robbed of their half fledged young by peasants.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XVI
3  In olden times an eagle swooped down upon the New England coast, and carried off an infant Indian in his talons.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14. Nantucket.
4  And be it so," said Cedric; "and let him tear me with beak and talons, ere my tongue say one word which my heart doth not warrant.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
Example Sentence:
1  The falconer wore a leather gauntlet to avoid being clawed by the hawk's talon.