pa

Example Sentences

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“Tienen ganas pa trabajar — they really want to work!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Do you and your pa bond best over a meal or a pint?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

“Trumpets,” Zárate instructed three students in the back, “make the introduction sound majestic — pa ra ra ra ra — like a king is coming!”

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Cleveland disputed some of the details of the story, and his supporters countered jeers of "Ma, ma, where's my pa?" with chants of "Gone to the White House, ha ha ha."

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2020

Syl’s ma and pa walked up the river’s bank and disappeared into Canada.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis