cantina

Example Sentences

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There’s a “Star Wars” cantina bit, a soupçon of James Bond in the score at a fancy gala and dashes of Steven Spielberg in the camerawork.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The video showed four bright pink and orange shrimp, antennae seeming to wave as they spun around and bobbed up-and-down to a chucklesome version of the “Star Wars” cantina song.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

They join a roster that includes tacos del barrio, cantina nachos with chicken, braised pork or sweet potato, and of course the ever popular fried grasshoppers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

But José Duarte, Sánchez y Mella says nothing, except a mumbled gracias when she lets him off at the cantina with several more than his promised dollar.

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