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
We will see a Charlo that will attempt to use his speed, and move in and out and try to keep Álvarez at distance — a matador trying to keep the Mexican bull at bay.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023
Flamboyant ticks and leaves like a matador goading a bull.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
“It’s sad that people who don’t know anything about our sector want to make laws about us,” said Sergio Alzate, 22, an aspiring matador and pupil at the city’s bullfighting school.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
He shakes the Moana bath towel like a matador and charges in.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
