How to Use piñata in a Sentence

piñata

noun
  • Poon dropped to her knees to snap a photo of him standing in front of the pinata.
    Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • And be on the lookout for the pinata-ish Sky Kite that will drop candy during the day.
    Jen Banowetz, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2017
  • As for Vivek Ramaswamy, he got knocked around like a pinata.
    Nr Staff, National Review, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There was a giant water slide for the children and a game of pinata.
    Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2018
  • You guys been to a party lately where there's a pinata?
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2023
  • He’s already been sacked a career-high 37 times and hit more than a pinata.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Later, after the barking had died down, Poon sprayed whipped cream on the pinata so the dogs would come up and lick it.
    Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Among other twists, the pinatas were not destroyed by sticks or bats, but by positive ideas.
    Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017
  • There was the run-scoring revelation in the thin air of Mexico City with the sombreros and pinatas that came with it.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Make a homemade pinata out of papier mache, fill it with candy and break that thing open.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Kids can take part in the arts and crafts workshops, listen to Spanish storytelling, or smack a pinata.
    oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2022
  • To add a special pop to your countdown, give HGTV’s confetti pinata a spin.
    Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 31 Dec. 2020
  • There will also be a pumpkin pinata, candy and prizes and pumpkin patch.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Fortunately, a lot of the floats were passing out candy, so no one felt the urge to bust open Sun King Brewery's pinata.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2018
  • Bring your bear to the Mill Museum for a holiday party, which features crafts and a pinata.
    courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Hint: Vigilant kids will want to keep watch for the pinata-like Sky Kite that drops candy several times during the event.
    Jen Banowetz, Naperville Sun, 24 May 2018
  • In one photo, Tarek and a pregnant Heather hug Brayden, who is holding a green dinosaur pinata.
    Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • She and her husband had planned to host their daughters’ preschool classmates with candy, a pinata and a movie if trick-or-treating wasn’t an option.
    Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • A live band will entertain as guests try their hand at a pinata of prizes and pose in fiesta-themed cutouts with the help of Behnke Photography.
    Daily Southtown, 8 May 2017
  • There’s a burrito pinata freshener, a Corazon de Oro sew-on patch and Pan Dulce shoelaces.
    Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • There's a burrito pinata freshener, a Corazon de Oro sew-on patch and Pan Dulce shoelaces.
    Leanne Italie, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Second row slides forward for easy third-row ingress, and lays flat for a full flat floor for transporting folding tables and chairs, and a pinata or two.
    Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The birthday boy was then blindfolded at center ice, handed a bat and told to swing at a pinata, being held by the aforementioned Mr. Hawk.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2017
  • Every time there’s a pinata and a ball bat around, or somebody breaks out the Slip ‘N Slide at grandma’s house, or someone hooks anything to the trailer hitch on his truck, the cell phones come out.
    Ike Morgan | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The media treats every streamer misstep as a pinata to swing at, except for Netflix.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The Yard The West Seventh-area playground will have live mariachi and other music, a special margarita menu, tamales, pinatas, sopapillas and more.
    Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 2 May 2018
  • The Trump pinata has become a staple of Mexican import and candy stores throughout the Chicago area.
    Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • One tweet showed a Kaepernick pinata that too closely resembled a lynching.
    Peter Wade, Esquire, 16 Oct. 2016
  • Rhinegeist marks next journey around the sun with hot activities, cool treats, live bands and DJs, a giant pinata, and plenty of rare and limited beers.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 24 June 2019
  • Work for your candy: Make a homemade papier mache pinata, fill it with chocolate eggs, jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2020

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