Example Sentences

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I always think of my mom's Cochinita Pibil, but I must say that Mari's chalupas are the best ones.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

He suggested pairing the dish with chalupas, small fried tortillas enjoyed with a variety of fillings; white rice; nopales salad; fried beans; and molotes de plátano, stuffed plantain patties.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

In Queens, vendors had turned Corona Plaza into what resembled an open-air market in Mexico, drawing people from the neighborhood and beyond with stalls that sold everything from sizzling chalupas to embroidered sneakers.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021

The digital afterlife is like a sitcom Minority Report, where artificial intelligences done up as hotel bellhops dog your steps offering you free gum and promotional chalupas rain from the sky.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2020

A celebration of Mexican street fruit carts, the tile-framed stand offers granola-topped fruit salads known as bionicos, fruit smoothie licuados, aguas frescas and creatively topped cucumber chalupas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019