hora

Example Sentences

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The reason quickly becomes clear, as Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman arrives for a hora feliz con Nithya, sipping a Tajin-rimmed drink and making the rounds to pitch her campaign for mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Among the highlights of opening weekend were “Klezmer on Ice,” where spectators danced the hora without slipping.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

“We call it hora loca in Spanish. And we created a playlist of second movements of Mozart symphonies and that somehow is like a sedative. They always immediately relax.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

When everyone except Allen was dancing the hora, I slipped out of the clubhouse and ran back to Grandma Sadie's.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

In spite of which threat her wicked brother Sancho, besieges the city,—a Spanish proverb for patience runs: "No se gan� Zamora en una hora."

From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle