aloha

Example Sentences

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Mainlanders have long shopped for vacation staples at the chain’s tropical warehouses, where the aloha shirts and macadamia nuts had them dreaming of what treasures lay abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

People in Hawaii display the shaka to say hi and bye as well as thanks and aloha.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

People in Hawaii have a variety of shaka styles and use it to convey a range of warmhearted sentiments, from hi and bye to thanks and aloha, among other meanings.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

“Aloha, it’s not always happy and sunshine and rainbows … sometimes having aloha is screaming and crying and being there to hold people in their grief.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

“G’day, Clara, aloha kakahiaka,” he says as I take my seat.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila