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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 celebrations ended with firecrackers and the breaking of a piñata.
The word piñata derives from the verb apiñar, which means to cram, tie, or join together.
The custom of breaking a piñata during the Christmas Mass celebrations was introduced by the Augustine priests in the seventeenth century.
In Mexico a piñata was always broken on Christmas Eve, especially among the poorer classes, so that children would receive small inexpensive gifts from the piñata.
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.