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

The goi pa, a vibrant fish salad, is shimmering and opulent, scented with many kinds of mint, the meaty pieces almost invisible among a generous mass of makrut lime leaves and red onion.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 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

It’s weird that she didn’t do nothing more about her ma and pa when we left, ain’t it?

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness