bravos

Example Sentences

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The bravos and foot-stamping began the second Plácido Domingo was spotted walking onstage Sunday, leading to a standing ovation that lasted well over a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2019

“She was nervous at first . . . but she stopped the show several times, and the bravos rang out like pistol shots when she finished.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2015

And these—he pointed to some huge black bulls—were Percy’s toros bravos.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015

I can only assume the the few bravos were ironic.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2012

Dying bravos oft found their way to the House of Black and White, to hasten their ends, but this man had no wounds that she could find.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin