Used in a Sentence

paso

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for paso.

Editorial note

For a large part of the history of El Paso, Juarez (our sister city across the border) and El Paso flowed naturally.

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Quick take

A Paso Fino horse.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of paso gathered in one view.

noun

A Paso Fino horse.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for paso.

noun

A Paso Fino horse.

Example sentences

1

For a large part of the history of El Paso, Juarez (our sister city across the border) and El Paso flowed naturally.

2

But there have been long career stretches of flights to El Paso for two weeks at White Sands.

3

Cannabis prohibition, starting right from the 1914 El Paso ordinance, unambiguously and often transparently targeted Mexicans.

4

El Paso is unlikely to have a large number of people who meet that criteria.

5

Even still, it wasn't really difficult to get into El Paso as a Hispanic individual.

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In fact, El Paso (my hometown) was a focal point of that as well.

7

He's working at a local factory, she's commuting to El Paso every day.

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It's not as though El Paso is a wealthy area - there are likely to be very few tech investors in that area.

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And look at the border crossing cities of El Paso and McAllen.

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It makes as much sense to conflate these areas as it would to talk about El Paso and Austin as being part of the same ecosystem.

11

Talking about the ease of crossing the border in El Paso is irrelevant to the question of whether large numbers of people were illegally finding work in the US.

12

There just aren't that many available water sources to draw large amounts of water from, and El Paso is going to be pretty much at the bottom of the list when it comes to irrigation supply.

Quote examples

1

An example: NSA surveillance of a smuggler in Mexico produces the name of Joe Schmoe in El Paso (for concreteness let's say the intercept is "Joe Schmoe will distribute our cocaine, as always").

2

>so a $150K salary in the Bay Area might make you exactly as "wealthy" as a $50K salary in El Paso.

3

From the title: "...in every big city" Houston, TX is the 4th largest city by population in the US (9th by area), but they put El Paso on there instead.

4

That difference, for me, explains why you need a bigger salary in the Bay Area to cover basic expenses rather than say El Paso, so a $150K salary in the Bay Area might make you exactly as "wealthy" as a $50K salary in El Paso.

Proper noun examples

1

He didn't hear back from most, he got a counter offer from a few and one in El Paso, TX accepted his deal.

2

I even saw them being built in an El Paso, Texas subdivision and walked around the construction.

3

El Paso, you'll find the quality of the gasoline vastly different, despite the fact that they are refined from the same crude oil.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use paso in a sentence?

For a large part of the history of El Paso, Juarez (our sister city across the border) and El Paso flowed naturally.

What does paso mean?

A Paso Fino horse.

What part of speech is paso?

paso is commonly used as noun.