How to Use piñata in a Sentence

piñata

noun
  • Poon dropped to her knees to snap a photo of him standing in front of the pinata.
    — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • There was a giant water slide for the children and a game of pinata.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2018
  • Among other twists, the pinatas were not destroyed by sticks or bats, but by positive ideas.
    — Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017
  • He’s already been sacked a career-high 37 times and hit more than a pinata.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Make a homemade pinata out of papier mache, fill it with candy and break that thing open.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2020
  • There will also be a pumpkin pinata, candy and prizes and pumpkin patch.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • And be on the lookout for the pinata-ish Sky Kite that will drop candy during the day.
    — Jen Banowetz, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2017
  • Kids can take part in the arts and crafts workshops, listen to Spanish storytelling, or smack a pinata.
    — oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2022
  • One tweet showed a Kaepernick pinata that too closely resembled a lynching.
    — Peter Wade, Esquire, 16 Oct. 2016
  • The media treats every streamer misstep as a pinata to swing at, except for Netflix.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Second row slides forward for easy third-row ingress, and lays flat for a full flat floor for transporting folding tables and chairs, and a pinata or two.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Bring your bear to the Mill Museum for a holiday party, which features crafts and a pinata.
    — courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • There was the run-scoring revelation in the thin air of Mexico City with the sombreros and pinatas that came with it.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Birthday pinata If there is a birthday on the horizon, use the Halloween candy to stuff the pinata.
    — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, pinatas, candles and string lights will hang over murals created by a Chicago graffiti artist.
    — Amy Bartner, Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2017
  • In one photo, Tarek and a pregnant Heather hug Brayden, who is holding a green dinosaur pinata.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • To add a special pop to your countdown, give HGTV’s confetti pinata a spin.
    — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Fortunately, a lot of the floats were passing out candy, so no one felt the urge to bust open Sun King Brewery's pinata.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2018
  • There’s a burrito pinata freshener, a Corazon de Oro sew-on patch and Pan Dulce shoelaces.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • There's a burrito pinata freshener, a Corazon de Oro sew-on patch and Pan Dulce shoelaces.
    — Leanne Italie, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Arizona’s bullpen pinatas were Andrew Hoffmann (charged with four runs) and Andrew Saalfrank (charged with two).
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Justin Herbert, despite being treated too often as the NFL’s largest pinata, has managed to stay on the field.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Texas takes part in this nine-day Christmas celebration of Spanish origin that includes pinatas, reenactments and carols.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Rhinegeist marks next journey around the sun with hot activities, cool treats, live bands and DJs, a giant pinata, and plenty of rare and limited beers.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 24 June 2019
  • Jackson returned as a starter, but because of his lack of mobility and Maryland’s offensive line woes was nothing more than a human pinata for most of the season.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Despite the onslaught, the pinata finished with a higher quarterback rating than the actual Mason Rudolph.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Every time there’s a pinata and a ball bat around, or somebody breaks out the Slip ‘N Slide at grandma’s house, or someone hooks anything to the trailer hitch on his truck, the cell phones come out.
    — Ike Morgan | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The Yard The West Seventh-area playground will have live mariachi and other music, a special margarita menu, tamales, pinatas, sopapillas and more.
    — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 2 May 2018
  • At the pre-match party, create a DIY mini pinata, enjoy delicious bites from local food trucks and grab a free FC Cincinnati taco holder.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
  • At the pre-match party, create a DIY mini pinata, enjoy delicious bites from local food trucks and grab a free FC Cincinnati taco holder.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025

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