toreadors

Then it was that warriors and nobles of mediaeval days were seen strolling with mythological goddesses and out-of-date peasants of Italy and Spain; then audacious "toreadors" were perceived whispering in the ears of crowned queens, and clowns were caught lingering amorously by the side of impossible flower-girls of all nations.

Ziska Marie Corelli 1889

"But the toreadors do not fight cows," said I. "They are afraid to fight cows," said John Harned.

The Madness of John Harned 2010

But before I could answer, or even prepare my eyes for the sight of the vanquished couple, he bent down and quickly pulled away the sheet, zipping it through the air with the flourish of the Spanish toreadors I had occasionally seen on television.

I am Falun Gong - excerpt erik wennermark 2011

The most alluring sequence, a gilded variation by six gold-costumed toreadors, trumpeted unabashed Cubanissimo.

Debra Levine: Cubans Cruise Into L.A. With Classic Don Quixote Debra Levine 2011

The most alluring sequence, a gilded variation by six gold-costumed toreadors, trumpeted unabashed Cubanissimo.

Debra Levine: Cubans Cruise Into L.A. With Classic Don Quixote Debra Levine 2011

The toreadors know it, you know it, I know it – we all know from the first that he will fight wind.

The Madness of John Harned 2010

"Would you have the bull so strong that he would kill the toreadors?"

The Madness of John Harned 2010

And what of the asphalt toreadors who use their own defenselessness as a kind of weapon?

Pedestrian Detection Dan Neil 2011

The toreadors hid behind their shelters and waited.

The Madness of John Harned 2010

The most alluring sequence, a gilded variation by six gold-costumed toreadors, trumpeted unabashed Cubanissimo.

Debra Levine: Cubans Cruise Into L.A. With Classic Don Quixote Debra Levine 2011