matador

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This relentless bull market may finally have found its matador.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

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

“You take him, Paco,” he told a fellow matador; “I don’t like the way he looks at me.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell