cantina

Example Sentences

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“I can sit here and tell you my entire fire story,” he said over lunch at a cantina in downtown Santa Rosa, “and you’ll empathize with it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

The opening scene, a “Blade Runner” homage that leads into a dark, seamy version of the typical “Star Wars” cantina, is a witty example of the show’s method.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Timmons and business partner Graham Ayers conceived of this cantina, which showcases Jack’s BBQ’s signature smoked, fatty briskets along with the cheesy, sour cream Tex-Mex staples.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022

Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez