How to Use eagle in a Sentence

eagle

1 of 2 noun
  • She made eagle on the fourth hole.
  • She made an eagle on the fourth hole.
  • His shot took one hop on the green and spun in the hole for eagle.
    King Jemison, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Adding to the senseless crime is the fact the eagle wasn’t alone in the nest when it was shot.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Tough meant keeping track of the 485 birdies and eight eagles.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • Hodges played the par-5 holes in 5 under on Sunday with eagles at the sixth and 12th.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 July 2023
  • This week, both eagles resumed their spot in the nest, Steers said.
    Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The junior closed out his first nine holes with an eagle and back-to-back birdies.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Why treat the eagle attack on Bug as a jump scare instead of a sight gag?
    cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Death is something very present in the culture—think of the flag, the serpent and the eagle, the native peoples...
    Ramón Barreto, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Two massive eagle statues with spread wings hold pride of place in the room.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The eagle feathers on her prayer staff are believed to keep her from harm.
    Diana Reese, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • His round included an eagle on the 10th hole and four birdies.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And in place of apex predators like tigers, New Zealand had Haast’s eagle.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
  • My favorite tattoos are an eagle and a shark, one on each of my thighs.
    oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, the real haymaker of Finau’s round was his eagle on the turn.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The high-relief finish is inspired by the eagle’s iris.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Lahiri had a short birdie putt and Niemann had one for par when Johnson made his eagle.
    Cameron Jourdan, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The smaller of the two hawks died earlier in June, but the other hawk remains alive and under the care of the adult eagles.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • Nebraska Game and Parks took custody of the rifle used to kill the eagle as well as the bird's carcass.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Although the eagle’s work ends in time for the laying of eggs, science continues to work on and on and on.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
  • This pair of eagles have raised several chicks in years past.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But not for Taylor, who reeled off an eagle and four birdies in a row starting at No. 10.
    Adam Schupak, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
  • These birds are classified as apex predators and boast the widest wingspan of any eagle in the world.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • The baby eagle was believed to be a female by the nonprofit and fledged that year.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In the early fall, ospreys, hawks and eagles swoop in, screeching and hungry.
    Adam Erace, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Siriboury concluded the round with seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 16th hole.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Two days later, Paul mailed the eagle feather set from near the reservation to Texas.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Your focus is of the eagle, or a teenager looking at a pizza menu.
    Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Jon Rahm needed eagle on the 18th, and his 20-foot putt narrowly missed.
    Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
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eagle

2 of 2 verb
  • She eagled the fourth hole.
  • Casey wasn’t the only one to eagle on the back nine today.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 23 June 2018
  • Ko eagled the par-5 fifth and had four birdies and a bogey.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Playing with Langer, Brandt Jobe eagled the par-5 second hole and birdied the par-4 third.
    Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 13 July 2017
  • Furyk, 51, teed off first and went on to eagle the par-5 opening hole.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Hsu eagled two of her first five holes and was six under through six.
    The Associated Press, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • That said, McIlroy would have had to eagle No. 18 to force a playoff.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
  • Scott birdied 3, eagled 6 after reaching the green in two shots and birdied 9.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • Fowler eagled the second hole and had only one bogey, on the par-5 15th.
    Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2017
  • The passengers hit the floor ass first and lay spread-eagled, staring at the ceiling.
    Nicola Twilley, Wired, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Ko eagled the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, to trump Minjee Lee's birdie.
    Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Hutton spread-eagled through the crease to have Sam Reinhart's one-timer bank off his right skate blade.
    USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2018
  • And Spieth followed that up by nearly making an ace on the next hole and then eagling the one after.
    Luke Darby, GQ, 23 July 2017
  • Cummings eagled the par five, ninth hole with a downhill 20-foot putt for his 38.
    Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Mickelson eagled the fourth and birdied the sixth, turning for home still trailing by one.
    Sam Borden, New York Times, 17 July 2016
  • The winner two weeks ago in La Quinta, Rahm eagled the par-5 third on his second nine.
    USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Fowler eagled the par-5 second hole after reaching the green in two shots.
    Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Hewson needed to eagle the last to force a playoff but had to settle for a par and a closing 69.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2021
  • Paul Casey, also looking for his first major triumph, eagled his first hole and birdied the last for a 66.
    Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 16 June 2017
  • Keller’s shot from the left circle was blocked and dribbled into the crease, where Panik slipped it under a spread-eagled Ullmark.
    azcentral, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Trailing by three shots, Groomes eagled while Moldovan had a double-bogey.
    cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Most players atop the leaderboard could either eagle the 13th and 15th or bogey them, and that kind of swing in the scoreboard can make or break them in the tournament.
    Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Martinez and De Loera each finished at 13-over-par 47, and Martinez eagled the par-five No.
    Daily Pilot Staff, Daily Pilot, 3 Oct. 2017
  • All together now: NO. Spieth eagled the eighth hole by getting up and down from 276 yards and reeled off five straight birdies on Nos.
    Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Spieth shot a bogey-free round and Keopka eagled out of the bunker at the par-5 17th hole to claim the top of the traditional yellow leaderboard early.
    Molly Blue, OregonLive.com, 20 July 2017
  • Korda, playing alongside Kim a group ahead of Ko, also eagled the fifth and had four birdies and a bogey.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The South African eagled the 18th after hitting his second shot to 15 feet, making things interesting for Jones at the end . .
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • But amateur Doug Ghim broke through mid-afternoon and eagled the par-5 13th hole.
    Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Spieth, the defending champion, has also made a strong start to his third round, eagling the first hole after driving onto the green, and then rolling in a birdie at No.
    Fox News, 21 July 2018
  • Dressel eagled the par-5 fifth hole and carded four birdies against two bogeys in his opening round to take the advantage in the association's first major of the season.
    Joe Juliano, Philly.com, 24 May 2017

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