Hawkeye

American  

[hawk-ahy] / ˈhɔkˌaɪ /

noun

• Hawkeyes
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Iowa (used as a nickname).

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Hawkeyes
  plural

Example Sentences

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Hawkeye Hawkeyes

After his run playing surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H,” Alda eventually shifted his focus from acting to science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

That all makes it worth keeping a close eye on the Hawkeye State.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

From there, the 20 Rafale fighter jets on board, along with two Hawkeye radar aircraft, will contribute to securing the airspace.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

They’d responded to the opening Hawkeye score with a sloppy three-and-out series, followed by a shanked punt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

He unzips the backpack and flips it over, letting some Black Panther and Hawkeye comics hit the ground.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The game Smith attended was, in fact, a women’s college basketball game in College Park, Maryland between the Maryland Terrapins and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the team then led by Caitlin Clark.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Smith had watched the Hawkeyes play in Maryland.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Klobuchar: Could it then be that the University of Iowa is the Hawkeyes, could that be it and maybe before we show this kind of thing.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

This season, the deliberate Hawkeyes have played the fifth-slowest pace of any team in all of college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

These Bruins overwhelmed the Hawkeyes by displaying every necessary strength required to take the final step and finish the job next month in Scottsdale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026