How to Use canasta in a Sentence
canasta
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Bob was an avid canasta player, loved theatre and reading and was an expert at poker and played golf.
—courant.com, 2019-08-19
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Which means, really, the race could be better than canasta in somebody’s suburban basement.
—John Baer, Philly.com, 2018-05-15
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E-mail lists and forums, role-playing games and online canasta are all precursors to potential romance.
—Regina Lynn, WIRED, 2005-03-11
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Eighty guests joined 20 members in playing bingo, canasta, bridge and progressive rummy.
—Joyce Rudolph, latimes.com, 2018-03-27
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There's always a class going on at the center for the community to enjoy such as yoga, quilting, karate, dominoes and canasta.
—Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, 2018-03-14
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If Monday proved anything, it’s that the Spurs’ older players are not quite ready to hang up their high-tops for a life of shuffleboard and canasta.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 2021-01-18
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Offerings range from cultural such as virtual museum tours and concerts to current events, tech classes and lessons for online canasta.
—Mort Mazor, sun-sentinel.com, 2020-08-14
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As a recent cancer survivor, Barbara loved to exercise, play bridge, knit, and was starting a new hobby, learning to play canasta with her friends in Florida.
—Sun-Sentinel.com, 2018-02-02
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The glassware was reminiscent of the mid-20th century, when gathering to play card games such as canasta and bridge was in vogue – and drinking was a seriously stylish endeavor.
—Sarah De Crescenzo, Orange County Register, 2017-03-16
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