toreador
Example Sentences
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From there, Nadal started crushing his forehands with the signature toreador finish, whipping his left arm above his head.
From Washington Post
The toreador costumes – all camp and skintight glory, butterfly colours and braiding – belie the fully equipped emergency room, a place of blood loss and death since 1749.
From The Guardian
She is playing a game with Trump much like a toreador toys with his prey, frustrating him with eloquently argued objections to each of his initiatives rather than going for the kill.
From The Guardian
Like toreadors carrying capes, the four men advanced slowly, the fabric in their hands outstretched.
From Washington Post
But I said, “Let’s just put Escamillo in a fabulous toreador’s costume.”
From New York Times
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