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  • noun Plural form of bullfight.

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Examples

  • Q.E.D. Law Number X: Bulls do not win bullfights; people do.

    Augustine's Laws - and Ares 1 - NASA Watch 2009

  • But at Seville we were told that there would be no more bull-feasts, as the Spaniards much more preferably call the bullfights, till April, and now we were only in October.

    Familiar Spanish Travels 2004

  • But at Seville we were told that there would be no more bull-feasts, as the Spaniards much more preferably call the bullfights, till April, and now we were only in October.

    Familiar Spanish Travels William Dean Howells 1878

  • More than 10,000 bulls are killed annually in Spanish bullfights.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin.

    Best college essay ever? Valerie Strauss 2011

  • One of the reasons given by RTVE is that bullfights "generally coincide with hours protected or specially protected for young viewers."

    Spain's National Broadcaster Bans Bullfighting AP 2011

  • Can anyone tell me if there are bullfights in Merida in early November?

    Bullfights in Merida 2009

  • One of the reasons given by RTVE is that bullfights "generally coincide with hours protected or specially protected for young viewers."

    Spain's National Broadcaster Bans Bullfighting AP 2011

  • Una parranda can be anything from visiting with friends at their house (whether or not beer is involved) to going out to the bar, the club, or the bullfights.

    Weekend drinking 2009

  • Una parranda can be anything from visiting with friends at their house (whether or not beer is involved) to going out to the bar, the club, or the bullfights.

    Weekend drinking 2009

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