Examples of bullfighting in a Sentence
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Botero decided at age 14 to dedicate his life to the arts, after managing to sell some sketches of bullfights to fans outside the city's bullfighting arena.
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Manuel Rueda The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
In a self-portrait, Mr. Botero depicted himself as a painter dressed in full bullfighting regalia.
—Tim Johnson, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
One of the biggest questions facing Torera and director/choreographer Tatiana Pandiani was how to depict bullfighting onstage.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 May 2023
If your knowledge of bullfighting extends only to Hemingway, or perhaps to Ferdinand, Alley Theatre might have just the production for you.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 May 2023
Jeremiah references Lamborghini specifically because the company names its car models after bulls who have been victorious over matadors in the tradition of Spanish bullfighting.
—Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
Other animals, such as bulls, steers, cows and calves, died during events including bull riding, steer wrestling, wild cow milking, bareback competition, bullfighting, stampede, wild horse racing, and calf roping.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Unlike in traditional Spanish bullfighting, the bulls are not ordinarily killed in a corraleja, and spectators are invited to run around with the animal still in the ring.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 26 June 2022
The ethics surrounding bullfighting, which involves killing the bull at the end of the contest, has come into question in recent years.
—ABC News, 26 June 2022
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Manuel Rueda The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
In a self-portrait, Mr. Botero depicted himself as a painter dressed in full bullfighting regalia.
—Tim Johnson, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
One of the biggest questions facing Torera and director/choreographer Tatiana Pandiani was how to depict bullfighting onstage.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 May 2023
If your knowledge of bullfighting extends only to Hemingway, or perhaps to Ferdinand, Alley Theatre might have just the production for you.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 May 2023
Jeremiah references Lamborghini specifically because the company names its car models after bulls who have been victorious over matadors in the tradition of Spanish bullfighting.
—Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
Other animals, such as bulls, steers, cows and calves, died during events including bull riding, steer wrestling, wild cow milking, bareback competition, bullfighting, stampede, wild horse racing, and calf roping.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Unlike in traditional Spanish bullfighting, the bulls are not ordinarily killed in a corraleja, and spectators are invited to run around with the animal still in the ring.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 26 June 2022
The ethics surrounding bullfighting, which involves killing the bull at the end of the contest, has come into question in recent years.
—ABC News, 26 June 2022
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circa 1753, in the meaning defined above
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