How to Use barrio in a Sentence

barrio

noun
  • With the pride of their barrio on the line, murgas dance through the city's streets with fervor.
    — Matt Dursum, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • If the plan is successful, it will be rolled out to other barrios in the city.
    — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2007
  • Usnavi isn’t the only one in the barrio with a sueñito (dream).
    — cleveland, 9 June 2021
  • Every day someone from other barrios would try to come tax a bar in the district.
    — Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Tom Rivera grew up two blocks away in a barrio on the south side of the railroad tracks that bisect the city.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • There must be a thousand Marias in the barrio — a great Spielberg touch.
    — Armond White, National Review, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Others have created memes that poke fun at her for growing up in a low-income barrio.
    — Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Walking onto the set feels like entering a real-life street in the barrio.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Oceanside High is a school hard by a barrio that’s known as gang territory.
    — Lola Sherman Seaside Musings, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 June 2017
  • Her mother was determined to move the family out of the barrio.
    — Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Back in her barrio, she’s deemed as an outsider because of her Anglo diction and ways.
    — Marc Silver, Washington Post, 9 June 2019
  • These images introduced a way of life to people beyond the barrios.
    — Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The Catholic Church up the road gave Christmas gifts to the children in the barrio.
    — Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Calderon elected to move from the church pulpit to work in the barrios, schools, city hall, and with community agencies.
    — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
  • They were donated by charities from overseas, but by the time the load reached the barrio, the rich had taken their pick from the lot.
    — Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Raised in a barrio east of Los Angeles, Vargas saw how thin the line was for brown-skinned boys.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Benny is a once-in-a-lifetime icon who has inspired people from all walks of life, from the barrio to Hollywood studios.
    — Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The street housed a bunch of bars and the original Northgate Gonzalez market, right next to barrios.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • The Greek chorus, substituted for the women living around the barrio, brings a distinct touch as well.
    — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Life is lived out on the streets, in plazas and parks, in the mercados and commercial strips, in the elite colonias and poor barrios that spread far into the mountains.
    — Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Her nickname was literally Paquita from the barrio, of the people.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Ayala grew up in public housing in Villa Kennedy, a barrio in San Juan.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Villa Crespo, the barrio just southwest of Palermo, is the up and coming prince.
    — Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • Confined mostly to concrete channels, the river serves as the main drainage line for the vast monochrome barrios that surround the capital.
    — Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Confined mostly to concrete channels, the river serves as the main drainage line for the vast monochrome barrios that surround the capital.
    — Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Behind the waterfront lies La Chacarita, a friendly and historic barrio that gets a bad rap for drugs and crime, but has more to it.
    — Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the best souvenirs, though, are from Cacao Sampaka, home to the barrio’s finest chocolate truffles.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Vogue, 25 May 2019
  • Jersey walls block motorists from crossing the span, which runs over a highway and connects the Cambalache barrio to the center of town.
    — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Loaded and ready, two vans head off to Melilla, a nearby barrio in Loiza where local volunteers have heard stories of need.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Barrios recorded three assists last week to lead Dallas to a 6-2 win over Real Salt Lake.
    — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 10 June 2017

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