Now, to Cogan's way of thinking, Ferrero and the other banderilleros took a chance when they placed their beribboned stakes, but they had the length of their stakes the start of the bull, and they did not have to linger over doing it.
The banderilleros had to stand in front of the bull, with a stake in each hand, and, as he charged, to step in between his horns and reach over and plant a stake on each side of his neck.
Torellas left the ring, and the banderilleros took possession.
There was another blast of the trumpets, the signal for the banderilleros whose office it is to plant barbs in the neck of the bull--a delicate operation, for the banderillero must face the bull, and should he trip he is dead.
Then one of the banderilleros showed himself either awkward or timid; he may have been both; in any event his success was slight, and as the Spanish audience is not indulgent, he was hissed and hooted at.
There is not room on a bull for more than four pairs, if they are placed properly; so the banderilleros are rung out, and the trumpets sound the entry for the last act of the red drama.
A bull must be allowed to kill as many as he likes, and then the banderilleros are rung on.
He had no time to swing himself over the barricade, as hard pressed banderillerosnow and then did, for the deadly horns were almost in the small of his back.
The beast seemed to understand that this man was different from the banderilleros who had previously tormented it, and backed away from him until he smote it lightly on the nostrils.
The banderilleros retire: they have weakened the bull so that there is now no danger for the puny little two-legged creature who struts in next with a sword, and who is greeted with plaudits and triumphal music.
There was a thunder of drums and the banderilleros came on, gorgeous in velvet, glittering in spangle and tinsel.
The picadors had had their turn, the banderilleros were ready to appear, but the people were thoroughly enjoying themselves now and they stamped and roared "Caballos" till they were hoarse.
In our estimation, he encounters far less risk than does the humblest of the banderilleros or chulos, who torment the bull face to face in the fullness of his physical strength and courage.
In the ring, distributed here and there, were some half a dozen professional fighters on foot, calledbanderilleros and chulos, besides which there were two on horseback, known as picadors.
On this the Alcalde caused the trumpets to sound and the banderilleros came in, each carrying two stakes about a yard long and fringed with short flags.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "banderilleros" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
