canasta
Example Sentences
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At Camp Lokanda in New York’s Catskill Mountains, professional canasta instructor Lisa Youngelson, also the camp’s activities director, taught the card game to the female counselors in training, a group of rising high-school seniors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“She doesn’t know us,” said Digna Orozco, who sells pambazos and tacos de canasta on a dirt patch near semi-trailer truck lots in Fontana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Once, Messersmith and his roommate, catcher John Olerud, rallied to beat teammates Jim Coates and Marty Pattin in a tense game of canasta.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
Q. Should the NFL replace the kickoff with a high tea at the 50-yard line, where the players will play a vigorous game of canasta to determine the placement of the ball?
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2018
That afternoon, I overhear Mami talking to the canasta group on the patio.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
