bravo
interjection
(used in praising a performer.)
bravoes
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pluralof bravo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, if there were no bravoes, there was decidedly no hissing.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Frances Milton Trollope
This will suffice to prove that, at the time of which we treat, the bravoes still existed.
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni
He was walking one day through the streets of the city, accompanied by a former shopman, who had been transformed by his father into a steward, followed by two bravoes.
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni
When he returned to the kitchen, and was employed in taking the polpette from the fire, one of the bravoes approached, and said, in an under tone, “Who are those men?”
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni
Griso, having received ample and minute instructions, took his departure, accompanied by the two bravoes; cursing in his heart the whims of his master.
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni
