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bullfighting

[ US /ˈbʊɫˌfaɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bˈʊlfa‍ɪtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the activity at a bullfight

How To Use bullfighting In A Sentence

  • The run is a 825-metre stampede from the corral where the bulls are kept to the outdoor bullfighting arena where they will be invariably killed by matadors later in the day.
  • As a result, bullfighting was left to the plebeians who in turn enthusiastically took up to its practice, and took it to heart as a symbol of something genuinely Spanish.
  • Today bullfighting is big business in Spain with the top matadors earning comparable salaries to the nation's top soccer stars and rock idols.
  • In the field of bullfighting this verb is the quintessential factor in a well-fought corrida, and it has a lot to do with the rhythm of the bull's charge.
  • The run is a 825-metre stampede from the corral where the bulls are kept to the outdoor bullfighting arena where they will be invariably killed by matadors later in the day.
  • The important thing is to thrust the banderilla into her - forgive the bullfighting image - to see where the bull will lead us or, should I say, the young heifer. The Shadow of the Wind
  • Polls show that although only a third of Spaniards back a ban on bullfighting, two thirds have no interest in the pastime. Times, Sunday Times
  • About 11,000 fans gasped as Tomas went airborne and crashed hard to the ground - and then raved with cheers after he literally ate the sand of the ring, rose ungored and went on to kill the bull, prompting huge praise from Spain's bullfighting critics. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • As a child in France, Petit was already wire-walking to the beat of a different drummer – also teaching himself equitation, fencing, carpentry, rock-climbing, drama, drawing, and bullfighting. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
  • In addition to the palace, Granada gives off the air of a ‘real’ Spanish city with cobblestone streets, bullfighting arenas and winding streets.
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