How to Use mecca in a Sentence

mecca

noun
  • The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.
  • The town has become a mecca for tourists.
  • It’s taken 40 fights for Bud’s star to come to Vegas, the mecca for the sport.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • For the rest, the area lost its main draw in 2014, when the art-supply mecca Pearl Paint closed.
    New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Yet over the past six years, WCC has become a mecca of sorts.
    Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 July 2021
  • It’s the mecca of fine wine and craft beer, oysters and crabs, sourdough and salmon.
    Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Craig doesn’t have roots here, and the city isn’t usually name-checked as a mecca for the genre.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But a recent rule change by HKEX has made the city a mecca for biotech listings.
    Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • In August, 1991, the shopping mecca known as Gurnee Mills opened to the public.
    Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Robin and Bruce left their bikes at home, even though Utah is known as a mountain-bike mecca.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Del Mar dips its toes in the sand on the front porch of a seaside mecca topping 3.3 million.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021
  • People have called Atlanta the mecca of hip-hop for years now.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • There's a lot to love about the fleeting mecca of online deals that is Amazon Prime Day.
    Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
  • The park is the mecca for San Gabriel Valley peafowl and boasts a population of at least 100 birds.
    oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Where to try it: Utah's Lake Powell is a boating mecca.
    Brittany Loggins, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
  • Where to Eat With views of the Venice sign, this all-day eatery is a mecca for surfers, skateboarders, locals, and tourists alike.
    Vogue, 21 June 2022
  • Orlando has been a mecca for long-snappers in the past.
    Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • New York City was a mecca for TV during the industry’s golden age of the 1950s.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The tony new tone to Tasmania doesn’t mean the island is no longer a mecca for outdoorsy types.
    Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2019
  • And then there’s Bahia, the mecca of the Afro-Brazilian experience.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 July 2023
  • Ho’okipa beach is the windsurfing and wing-foil mecca, drawing talent from around the world.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Dog sleds in the mushing mecca of Willow are absent from trails along the Parks Highway.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Bershka is the mecca of cool-girl sh*t, with trending styles for e-girls, coconut girls, and soft girls alike.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Arizona's Sky Islands are known around the world as a birding mecca.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Those who love thrifting will also find the city a mecca for preloved vintage goods.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
  • One of the area businesses that closed in 2020 was Record Mart, a former mecca for music fans.
    Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 11 June 2023
  • Located 12 miles off the shore, dogs and their owners will find the beach mecca of Block Island.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2022
  • Part of the evening’s charm came from the location: Park City’s newest music mecca, the Marquis.
    William Earl, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Nearby Calvert Cliffs State Park is a mecca for fossil hunters.
    Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
  • The Detroit museum has been a mecca for everyone from Snoop Dogg to Metallica.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024

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