How to Use Filipina in a Sentence

Filipina

noun
  • And, the Cocina Filipina Food Truck will be around from 5 to 9 p.m. each night of the pop-up.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2023-06-14
  • His opponent was a Filipina student named Mary Anne Veloso.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 2023-11-01
  • The 23-woman Filipina roster was the country’s first team — men’s or women’s — to qualify for the World Cup.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2023-08-15
  • According to the release, the male suspect was a 52-year-old Hispanic man, and the female was a 45-year-old Filipina female.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 2023-12-27
  • Both were Filipina American, both were being raised by single mothers, both were juniors at large public high schools in Los Angeles.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 2023-11-30
  • The 38-year-old Filipina said the partnership with Hawkins for these events felt as intense and fulfilling as their early days in retail — this time without the fog of binge drinking.
    — Alexa Juliana Ard, Washington Post, 2024-01-13
  • Lucas, who is Filipina American, represents a concerning trend for researchers.
    — Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 2024-03-07
  • For the fans in the crowd witnessing her deeply meaningful first-ever performance in the Philippines, the 21-year-old pop star — who is half Filipina — was certainly more than enough.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2024-10-08
  • Each of the women have different family histories and relationships to their Filipina identity.
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 2024-06-04
  • While Hilary’s and Margaret’s lives come undone in their luxury condo building, their Filipina servants move through the gilded space and the world below, where political unrest is brewing.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2024-01-26
  • During her time in the Philippines, Reyes also interviewed Let Dimzon, who is a former player of the Filipina National Team.
    — Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Elsewhere, Olivia — after having lunch with Hilary and learning that she’s filed for divorce — returns to her unhappy home, where her daughters misbehave (so much that their Filipina maid has quit) and her distant husband gives her the cold shoulder.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 2024-02-16

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