How to Use huarache in a Sentence

huarache

noun
  • Mephisto took the huarache and modernized them for pure comfort.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Currently, pieces from leather scraps are hand-woven by artisans to create the huaraches.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Look for tlacoyos stuffed with beans and topped with nopales and salsa, plus sopes and huaraches layered with black beans, onion, cilantro and avocado.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • All huaraches at Machete Azteca contain beans, green salsa, a choice of meat and queso fresco.
    — David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • Traditionally, huarache sandals have a leather or rubber sole.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Hidalgo Yalalag is a Oaxacan village where huaraches are made.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Street-side, hunt for tlacoyos stuffed with beans and topped with nopales and salsa, plus sopes and huaraches layered with black beans, onion, cilantro and avocado.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
  • The market for summer footwear has seen a resurgence in other faithful classic styles, too, like fisherman and huarache sandals.
    — Thomas Waller, WWD, 2 July 2024
  • Price points currently are between $138 for huaraches and can go as high as $300 for the brand’s statement pieces.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There’s the classic El Pachuco, considered among the more complicated huarache designs.
    — Dorany Pineda Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
  • For the finishing details, wayfarer sunglasses and huarache sandals complete any summer wedding look.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Every region in Mexico specializes in different huarache styles.
    — Dorany Pineda Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The sandals feature thin leather straps braided in a style that is unmistakably similar to the traditional Mexican huaraches.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to being a traditional Mexican sandal, huaraches are also a Mexican dish made with a long thick corn base usually topped with beans, cheese, meat and salsa.
    — David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • The costumes are an inherent part of the storytelling, from huarache sandals that Schwartzman turns into a punchline, to flamboyant embellishments on the suits of Droege’s Dumé.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In August, her administration accused sportswear company Adidas of cultural appropriation and of copying the design of the traditional footwear known as huaraches made by the Zapotec Indigenous people in Oaxaca.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Mexican authorities accused sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches.
    — Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Mexican artisans and authorities say the intricate leather braids look strikingly similar to the traditional footwear known as huaraches made by the Zapotec Indigenous people in Oaxaca, produced mostly in the town of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Mexican American fashion designer − who's dressed the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Colman Domingo, Madonna and Usher – received backlash for his latest design, a collaboration with Adidas inspired by traditional huaraches from Mexico.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

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