pinto

Example Sentences

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And of course there is a piñata, in the shape of a sun and studded with local dried pinto beans, to represent the most joyful of picnic activities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Melanie McFarland keeps leftover rice from Chinese or Indian takeout and uses it to make gallo pinto, a Costa Rican dish of spiced rice and beans that’s deeply comforting and endlessly customizable.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

Steven Ness, who grows pinto beans and pumpkins in central New Mexico, said the rising cost of irrigation as groundwater dwindles is an issue across the board for farmers in the region.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Tayo felt like a little kid; he felt eight again, and Josiah was boosting him onto the back of Siow’s pinto.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko