banderilla

Example Sentences

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For the banderilla: In a medium bowl, combine mojo picón and Manchego cheese, stirring to coat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2018

And the smile was as a banderilla to her niece's goaded spirit.

From New Faces by Neagle, Charles F.

The jaunty insouciance of the young range-rider irritated him as a banderilla goads a bull in the ring.

From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod

A prettier conceit is that of confining small birds in paper cages, which come apart when the banderilla is planted, and set the little fluttering captives free.

From Castilian Days by Hay, John

The Judge will plant a banderilla here and there, you may be sure.

From The Spanish Jade by Hyde, William Henry