Iwo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They had undergone a hard and thorough lesson in geography in their late teens and twenties, and certainly understood the location and significance of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Tunisia or Normandy.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Lance Cpl Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, fell from the USS Iwo Jima on 7 February and was lost at sea.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The couple was whisked to the warship USS Iwo Jima and then transported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
From Europe, he was sent to Iwo Jima, where “every square foot of earth seemed to be torn or pockmarked by shell fire and shrapnel,” and then Okinawa.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
This Tommy’s dad was a jovial, beer- bellied veteran of Iwo Jima who sold Mack trucks.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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