matador

Example Sentences

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We meet Iñaki, the manager here who is appropriately more matador than barkeep.

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

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

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell