matador
Example Sentences
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Hawley embraces “wonderful peacock” 1850s menswear shapes: Victor’s puffed-out chest accentuates the “wasp waist” likening him to a matador.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The ghost of young matador Pedro Romero, the quiet center of Jake’s storm, waits on the bullring sand.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
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
He stood there, balancing on the heels of his feet, like a matador.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
