Example sentences for: abuelo

How can you use “abuelo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A description of el abuelo making children “dance the little dove” is also available in Steele’s work (1992, 25).

  • An old-man figure called el abuelo (the grandfather) played the role of a bogeyman in Hispano folklore.

  • Then el abuelo would say, “Pues que recén y se acuestén” (Well, let them pray and go to bed).

  • Throughout the year if children misbehaved, parents would threaten them, “Si no te sosiegas, llamo el abuelo” (If you don’t behave, I’ll call the bogeyman).

  • Although he is not heard of often in contemporary times, references to el abuelo can be found in the folktales and literature of New Mexico.


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