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Recent Examples of cantina And for those over 21, there will be a cantina to quench your thirst. Debby Rice, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 Before peaking at about a dozen taquerias, cantinas and food trucks around Sacramento and Atlanta, Madrigal’s empire of tortillas and meats began on an unassuming block of Arden Way in Old North Sacramento. Ethan Wolin updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025 In Colima and other Pacific port towns, traces of the Manila galleon trade ripple through daily life – in kitchens, cantinas and even in architecture. Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 21 July 2025 Since then, the Golden State has literally raised the bar higher and higher with skyscraper summits and outdoor cantinas with increasingly awesome city, bay, ocean, and mountain views. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cantina
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
Noun
  • While casinos in rural areas may be more affected by tavern gaming, tribal nations in southern Wisconsin with casinos in Milwaukee and Madison appear more concerned with online sports betting.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This is a great neighborhood tavern with some of my favorite pizzas, salads and appetizers in town.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He's also been spotted at cafes and even a grocery store.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jesús is one of the few cafes that serves both home cooking and good Tex-Mex enchiladas.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Go ice skating, indulge in a fluffy waffle, and then retire to a table at Elfde Gebod, a traditional pub where hundreds of statues of the Virgin Mary gaze down on the drinkers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Most patrons choose to accompany the greasy order with a cold pint at the Irish-style pub.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Salty Dawg Saloon — Homer, Alaska Located in a cabin at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula in scenic Kachemak Bay, the Salty Dawg was built in 1897 and has served as a post office, railroad station, grocery store and coal mining office, according to the saloon’s website.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was once a vibrant community before it was abandoned in the 1960s.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The family—an ambivalent institution bar none—shapes us, and yet our individuality resists that shaping.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Speaking of which, the neighborhood—considered one of Chicago’s hippest—is a cultural hub with renowned restaurants, funky cafes and trendy bars.
    Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Cantina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantina. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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