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Example sentences for: piñata
How can you use “piñata” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The piñata was considered to be a symbol of evil, with the clay pot representing Satan or his spirit and the colorful decorations serving to tempt humanity.
The custom of breaking a piñata during the Christmas Mass celebrations was introduced by the Augustine priests in the seventeenth century.
The breaking of the piñata symbolized the struggle that man must sustain to destroy evil and receive the gifts and pleasures of God (the candy).
The word piñata derives from the verb apiñar, which means to cram, tie, or join together.
A child is blindfolded, twirled around three times, handed a bat, and led to the piñata.