canasta
noun
ca·nas·ta
kə-ˈna-stə 
1
: a form of rummy using two full decks in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for 7-card melds
2
: a meld of seven cards of the same rank in canasta
Examples of canasta in a Sentence
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Plus, coordinating two decks is a stylish way to play certain games—canasta, anyone?
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Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
Few people would brag about owning these road crushers, which were relegated mostly to winter but when more respectable types were stuck at home playing canasta.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
Nursing a canasta defeat nearby, Jacque Deuser, 67, said the way Mr. Biden sometimes walked reminded her of her late husband, who had dementia.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
Then, Sister Thomas Marie Wadowski, who relished a game of canasta and telling of her second-grade class that won a contest to create a Campbell's Soup commercial, and Sister Mary Patricia Pyszynski, who taught in 13 schools across Michigan in six decades as an educator.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
Just after lunch on weekdays at Anchorage Senior Activity Center, a group of women settles into a cluster of tables in the lobby to play Skip-Bo, dominoes and canasta.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2022
After all, the Italian variety tends to elicit memories of that mauve syrupy schlock nonnas drink playing canasta.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
The senior center opened June 1 with activities like bridge, bingo, mahjong and canasta at the Highland Park Country Club.
—Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
If Monday proved anything, it’s that the Spurs’ older players are not quite ready to hang up their high-tops for a life of shuffleboard and canasta.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2021
Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
Few people would brag about owning these road crushers, which were relegated mostly to winter but when more respectable types were stuck at home playing canasta.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
Nursing a canasta defeat nearby, Jacque Deuser, 67, said the way Mr. Biden sometimes walked reminded her of her late husband, who had dementia.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
Then, Sister Thomas Marie Wadowski, who relished a game of canasta and telling of her second-grade class that won a contest to create a Campbell's Soup commercial, and Sister Mary Patricia Pyszynski, who taught in 13 schools across Michigan in six decades as an educator.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
Just after lunch on weekdays at Anchorage Senior Activity Center, a group of women settles into a cluster of tables in the lobby to play Skip-Bo, dominoes and canasta.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2022
After all, the Italian variety tends to elicit memories of that mauve syrupy schlock nonnas drink playing canasta.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
The senior center opened June 1 with activities like bridge, bingo, mahjong and canasta at the Highland Park Country Club.
—Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
If Monday proved anything, it’s that the Spurs’ older players are not quite ready to hang up their high-tops for a life of shuffleboard and canasta.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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“Canasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canasta. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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