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Explore Catrina through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Catrina meaning

An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.

Using Catrina

  • The main meaning on this page is: An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.
  • In the example corpus, catrina often appears in combinations such as: of catrina.

Context around Catrina

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

calavera 1× daughter 1× star 1×

Often after:

slavin 1× style 1× buying 1× represents 1× turnbaugh 1× recently 1× figures 1×

Sentence patterns with Catrina

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a la catrina style day 1× as a catrina and people 1× catrina slavin 41 1× costumes of catrina buying calavera 1× dead and catrina figures often 1× la calavera catrina the elegant 1× posada la catrina represents the 1× representations of catrina josé guadalupe 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

based on artwork 1× catrina slavin 41 1× décor features giant 1× everyone is encouraged 1× lucha underground star 1× modern representations of 1×

Common sentence endings:

culty is disrespectful 1× in the bar 1× life and death 1× lucha undergrounds production 1× nieces and nephews 1× poverty and indigeneity 1×

Words around Catrina

Just before it in the word index:

catrin 9 catril 2 catridge 2 catrell 3 catracho 3 catra 5

Just after it in the word index:

catrinas 2 catrine 3 catriona 31 catron 8 catroppa 2 catroux 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Catrina

  • In this selection, "catrina" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, calavera, daughter, star, slavin, style and buying stand out and add context to how "catrina" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a la catrina style day and as a catrina and people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catrina" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catrina

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Catrina Slavin, 41, has changed career, started a support group and launched a podcast about addiction after quitting drinking three years ago. (22 words)

Purchasing costumes of Catrina, buying calavera makeup that’s “just for fun” and referring to this holiday as morbid or “culty” is disrespectful. (23 words)

Lucha Underground star, Catrina, recently spoke with former ECW star Taz on his podcast, The Taz Show where she talked about Lucha Undergrounds production. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

He is also survived by a daughter, Brin Baker; a step-daughter, Catrina Turnbaugh; two brothers, Don Baker and wife, Susie and Ron Baker, both of Ohio; a sister, Barb Baker of Ohio, and many nieces and nephews. (38 words)

Posada's striking image of a costumed female with a skeleton face has become associated with the Day of the Dead, and Catrina figures often are a prominent part of modern Day of the Dead observances. (36 words)

Décor features giant flowers hanging from the ceiling as well as traditional Mexican crafts and artwork, including a massive painting of a La Catrina-style Day of the Dead face in the bar. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

Modern representations of Catrina José Guadalupe Posada created a famous print of a figure he called La Calavera Catrina ("The Elegant Skull") as a parody of a Mexican upper-class female.

Catrina Slavin, 41, has changed career, started a support group and launched a podcast about addiction after quitting drinking three years ago.

Décor features giant flowers hanging from the ceiling as well as traditional Mexican crafts and artwork, including a massive painting of a La Catrina-style Day of the Dead face in the bar.

Everyone is encouraged to dress up as a Catrina, and people from all cultural backgrounds are welcome to join in this colorful celebration of life and death.

Purchasing costumes of Catrina, buying calavera makeup that’s “just for fun” and referring to this holiday as morbid or “culty” is disrespectful.

Based on artwork from José Guadalupe Posada, La Catrina represents the people that dressed up in more European fashion to hide their poverty and indigeneity.

He is also survived by a daughter, Brin Baker; a step-daughter, Catrina Turnbaugh; two brothers, Don Baker and wife, Susie and Ron Baker, both of Ohio; a sister, Barb Baker of Ohio, and many nieces and nephews.

Lucha Underground star, Catrina, recently spoke with former ECW star Taz on his podcast, The Taz Show where she talked about Lucha Undergrounds production.

Posada's striking image of a costumed female with a skeleton face has become associated with the Day of the Dead, and Catrina figures often are a prominent part of modern Day of the Dead observances.

Common combinations with catrina

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of catrina 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catrina" in a sentence?
An example: "Modern representations of Catrina José Guadalupe Posada created a famous print of a figure he called La Calavera Catrina ("The Elegant Skull") as a parody of a Mexican upper-class female." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "catrina" from authentic English texts.
What does "catrina" mean?
Catrina means: An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.
How many example sentences with "catrina" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "catrina", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.