sombrero

Example Sentences

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“Don’t worry, be happy,” Maduro said at an event in the capital of Caracas, wearing a sombrero and flashing a peace sign as he sang along to the Bobby McFerrin classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Pico was once rich beyond the dreams of avarice, but he died so steeped in debt that a collector snatched the very sombrero off his head to sell for his creditors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

A black sombrero hangs on a wall outside the recording booth and a bold neon sign flashes in white: “Ya es Tiempo,” the time is now.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

“He was a tall man with a big sombrero and a tiny car — a green Pinto,” he recalled.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

“Bueno, oficial" the cagey old man says, turning and turning his sombrero in his hands, “I call them all, m’ijo" Son, that’s what he calls them all.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez