Example Sentences

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April Mayes: “We need more professional, trained, educated people now we're going to call doctors instead of the curanderas and the curanderos.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

The Times is exploring how curanderas help Southern Californians with their mental health, and we’d like to hear from you.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

One reason curanderas are popular is that they charge less than doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You come from a long line of curanderas, healers of the people. Your Abuelita Remedies has been using her gift all her life. When the time comes, you’ll know exactly what to do with this.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

We had tried for nearly three years, visiting doctors and curanderas.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez