How to Use cantina in a Sentence

cantina

noun
  • Can’t make it to any of the cantina-style spots around the country?
    Fiza Pirani, ajc, 6 June 2018
  • The cantina where Luke and Obi-Wan get stopped by sandtroopers is in the middle of the island town of Ajim.
    Griffin Shea, CNN, 4 May 2022
  • The cantina at 420 Main Street will serve beer, wine and liquor if the liquor license is approved.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2018
  • There also will be a patio between the house and the cantina, Roth said.
    Carla Meyer, sacbee, 23 Aug. 2017
  • One barn has been converted to a makeshift cantina for beer and wine.
    Allison Bagley, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Ask nicely and the owner will show you the pecorino cantina.
    New York Times, 3 Jan. 2018
  • The month-old cantina with a line out the door may be thunderous tonight and an oasis of calm a year from now when the mobs have moved on.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The cantina is serving a three-course $68 menu featuring a 20-ounce bone-in rib eye steak.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Late last summer, Vargas convenes the crew at a cantina in Otay Mesa.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The fast-casual joint serves cantina-style bites, booze and, of course, a variety of tacos.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
  • While in the cantina, he's approached by a bounty hunter called Greedo and the two have a confrontation.
    Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Taco Bell kicked off their new drag brunch on May 1 at its flagship cantina in Las Vegas.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022
  • The space features a colorful patio and a festive cantina where taco trucks can pull right up to the bar.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The cantina is Taco Bell’s boozy concept that also comes with new shareable menu items.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
  • Or as the cantina players are in a pop band, maybe that music isn’t scored for orchestra.
    Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • How many times had he been taunted at some cantina or outpost to take off his helmet?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The Last Jedi’s upscale answer to the Mos Eisley cantina.
    Joanna Robinson, HWD, 19 June 2017
  • Groves and his partners hope to open an Italian restaurant in Frisco, a saloon in Dallas, and a cantina in Keller.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • In 1972, Francis and John Aleba bought the cantina set and operated it as the Cantina bar for a decade.
    Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Catching up with 'Game of Thrones' 'Star Wars' land won't be recreating favorite fan scenes, but what does that mean for the cantina?
    Chris Barton, latimes.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Cantinas aren’t a place for cocktail snobbery: Order tequila and beer or maybe a brandy neat.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
  • In 2008, the family expanded to add an adjacent cantina with a full bar, open in the evenings.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
  • This spot is more than just your standard Mexican grill and cantina.
    Alicia Thomas, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
  • In their own way, Llamas and Rodriguez on the radio and in the cantinas were — and are — role models of empowerment.
    Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Urban Kayaks expects to open a cantina in summer 2019, where one might have tacos and a beer after a paddle.
    Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The drunks who spent their mornings in the cantina went to the other side, as did their bartender, serving them drinks along the way, all lamenting the women who had left them.
    Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Due to the pandemic the concept has evolved from a dark, intimate basement bar to a bright, open and airy cantina and patio.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Han meets the already-legendary Lando during a high-stakes card game in a low-down cantina, much like the one from the original Star Wars.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Set amid the rocky towers of ancient petrified trees, the village will feature two rides, a cantina and gift shops.
    Scott Craven, azcentral, 7 June 2018
  • One nice feature are the spreads that give you a background to fill with characters, like the Mos Eisley cantina or Jabba’s palace.
    Kathy Ceceri, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2013

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