bravos

Example Sentences

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By my watch, the ovation at the end lasted eight minutes, with especially ardent bravos for the Met’s chorus master, Donald Palumbo, and his charges.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021

The applause was delivered through texts and tweets, but the bravos could be heard by every enraptured witness of this Sondheim spectacular.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2020

“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

Celia’s decision wins her both bravos and more full-throated squabbling.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García