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bullfighting

American

[bool-fahyt-ing] / ˈbʊlˌfaɪt ɪŋ /

noun

a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American sport in which a bull is fought by a matador in an arena according to prescribed conventions, traditionally ending with the bull being killed; in Portuguese-style bullfighting, the bull is not killed in the arena.

Example Sentences

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Hemingway often draws an analogy between dying in war and in bullfighting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

At the center of the story is the cuy, a guinea pig eaten in Andean South America, though in this telling they’re also used in a version of bullfighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

As shameful as you may find bullfighting, the details are what drive this spellbinding, immersive work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

A friend of the Spanish director, who is now based in Edinburgh, connected her to a bullfighting school, through which she ultimately met Borja.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

But when someone asks you for a bullfighting ring in an American public school, you have to know you’re being pranked.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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