hacienda

Example Sentences

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While Moreno-Garcia's book mentions "importing hacienda workers from China. I have not read the book, and do not know whether this would be considered 'negative.'"

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

Word that the gated, four-bedroom hacienda at the end of a cul-de-sac was slated to be torn town sparked expressions of outrage on social media, the Times reported.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

With five bedrooms, a Jacuzzi and a grand entryway capped by a cupola, the hacienda stood out from the crumbling adobe buildings nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Shortly after seeing his work in Lima, a Mexican mining businessman hired him to create something for his hacienda.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

This property is now the biggest and richest in the whole area—an example, the envy of everyone around, a model hacienda.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende