How to Use Spanish in a Sentence

Spanish

noun
  • In Spanish, there are two different words for the verb to be.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The steps owe their name to the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, which is hosted in a palazzo in the square below.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
  • Want to watch the Spain vs. England soccer game in Spanish?
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In audio of the 911 call, Castro can be heard in the background screaming for help in Spanish.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • But this area is best known for the wild Spanish Mustang horses that freely roam the island.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
  • By stark contrast, the hosts rolled out their Spanish World Cup winner.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Even crazier was when Google had someone stand in front of me and speak a sentence in Spanish.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Students will be taught half the day in English and half the day in Spanish, with the goal of being able to read, write and speak in both languages.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Like the album title suggests in Spanish, the project was a thrilling start for Frontera.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Customers whose phones are set to the Spanish language will get the message in Spanish.
    Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But the most haunting place in the collection was Estación Canfranc, high in the Spanish Pyrenees.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Please reach out with feedback, tips or ideas in English or Spanish.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Please reach out with feedback, tips or ideas in English or Spanish.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Please reach out with feedback, tips or ideas in English or Spanish.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Please reach out with feedback, tips or ideas in English or Spanish.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2025
  • Phones that are programmed to Spanish will see the same message in their preferred language.
    Solcyre Burga, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Spanish got the wrong name from Native Americans, so it has been misused for hundreds of years.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Then the Spanish arrived — then the Mexicans and the Americans.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Its tunes are sung largely in Spanish despite the fact that both composers are also French.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Spanish Inquisition guys would have stepped on those pots.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • Aquino said his daughters often speak Spanish with some of the other students at school.
    Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
  • My dreams are to represent the Latina women in film, both in English and Spanish.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • All of these free resources are available in English and Spanish on Sesame's website.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Performing mostly in Spanish, the 30-year-old King of Trap has shown that Latin music is now a mainstream genre.
    Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Over the years, Barbi’s children have wondered if there is an elf who speaks Italian, why there isn’t one who speaks Spanish?
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Miami is so fun and so crazy, so Spanish, so much dancing, so many people speak in Spanish, in like the streets.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Hunters come to subdue the feral descendants of goats and pigs introduced by the Spanish.
    Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Her father is both Dutch and Swiss, while her mother is English and Spanish, per her website.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The Spanish also had a problem when two tropical storms happened on the same day, however.
    Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025
  • Registration is required and every other month the class is offered in Spanish.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025

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