matador
Example Sentences
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The ghost of young matador Pedro Romero, the quiet center of Jake’s storm, waits on the bullring sand.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Beetlejuice dabbles in other goofy alternatives such as a matador outfit and an afterlife customs-officer uniform.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
Flamboyant ticks and leaves like a matador goading a bull.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
“Colombia’s art and culture must endure,” the matador, Jelain Fresneda, said after the difficult bout, shaking dust off his tight-fitting suit.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
It was a statement of defiance, like a matador dressing for the bull ring.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
