There are spectral bandits and bravos that answer the call of any force hostile to man, or act of their own accord from an impulse of malicious mischief.
Some of Giancarlo's hired bravos were drinking with Filippeschi men.
He remembered Giancarlo and the bravos he had met on the road.
The streets were too narrow to permit sight of the advancing bravos and their torches.
They might run afoul of bravos or some of the wild young men of Orvieto's feuding families.
Acting as a go-between for Daoud and the bravos was a mission at which Lorenzo should do well.
But no bravos sprang at them from ambush, no arrows flew from housetops.
I can offer you over two hundred lusty bravos collected by one who is known to you," Daoud said.
What business would bravos like that have in Orvieto?
So it is David of Trebizond who is bringing bravos into the city.
But last night he had unmasked the Tartars before all the great ones of Orvieto, and he had survived a street encounter with bravos who intended to kill him.
Why had he not thought to arrange for some of their bravos to meet them and escort them back to Ugolini's palace?
Simon wondered whether he should tell Sophia about the bravos Giancarlo was recruiting.
Simon felt beleaguered at the thought of more bravos coming into town.
We, who an hour before had been filled with high contemplations, went mad like common bravos at the sight of plunder.
The mob kicked and befouled the bodies, and the bravos in sheer wantonness spiked them with their swords.
The swords of the bravos and the axes and knives of the Parisian mob made havoc with the civilian rabble, but the men-at-arms recovered themselves and in knots fought a stout battle.
The bravos still buzzed and grumbled: Cocardasse rubbed his chin thoughtfully; Passepoil pinched his long nose.
The bravos looked at one another uneasily, trying to seem devil-may-care and failing wofully.
To suggest drinking was to forge a link between the bravos and the man who down-faced them so masterfully.
The bravos gathered together angrily about Staupitz, buzzing like irritated bees.
He called merrily to the bravos to renew their assault, but the bravos hung back discouraged; even the murder-zeal of Æsop had flagged.
The rest of the bravos stared with a sullen curiosity at Lagardere, who paid no heed to their gaze.
The galloping of horses was now distinctly heard, and the sound was as displeasing to the bravos as it was delightful to Lagardere.
Numerous as they were, the bravos and their new recruits seemed unwilling to advance against two such famous swordsmen.
On the entrance of Monsieur Peyrolles the bravos rose and saluted him ceremoniously.
At this audacious proposal to raise their blood-wages exactly ten times, the eyes of the bravos glittered avariciously, and they drummed approval on the table with their fists.
There were bravos in his path that thought to stay him, but they gave way before the headlong fury of his rush as if they believed him to be irresistible, and he reached the steps in safety.
From all the quarters of that field of fight the bravos were gathering again, all there were left of them, and Lagardere was now alone.
Thus each of the bravos had his eager tale to tell, and would have told more but that Cocardasse waved them into silence with his large hand.
Any form of government is a thing quite unknown to most of the Indios Bravos of Peru.
Respecting the Indios Bravos who inhabit the Montañas of Southern Peru, I have been unable to collect any accurate information.
These Indios Bravoscomprehend numerous tribes, each of which has its own customs, religion, and also, in general, its own language.
The Italian police would feel grateful if I sank its six bullets into six bravos of Naples.
For perhaps twenty seconds the two captured bravos were badly used.
The Strada di Mara contained no bravos reckless enough to follow these incredible Americans on this wild night of trouble.
With hoarse cries, several of the bravosnow held the sailor so that he could barely squirm.
Toughs in New York would use you at least as badly as did the bravos ashore to-night.
Runkle, how much money did the bravos take from you?
Why did you pick out alleged bravos who would allow themselves to be put to flight by unarmed men?
Only one of the bravos was ahead of them as the young naval officers began their sprint.
Nothing short of killing us would have satisfied those bravos if they had succeeded in getting us at their mercy.
Within twenty minutes I shall have a leader of Neapolitan bravos here, and I shall have a plan to unfold to him.
Besides, these Sicilian bravos of Naples much prefer to settle a man with one or two quick thrusts with a narrow blade, and then--But what is the matter, Dalny?
The door opened, and in walked my stout friend, who had retreated so rapidly from the bravos at the Marzocco.
Then I had a moment's stupefaction, for in the tempest of cries and bravos I heard a shrill cry shouted by thousands of mouths, which I did not in the least understand.
But no; the box was empty, and I realised then that all the bravos were for me.
Doubtless St. Auban had imagined himself safe from pursuit when he left two of his bravos with the horses, probably to take them on to Meung, and there cross with them and rejoin him.
Then his two bravos faced round to meet me, and one, standing some fifty paces in advance of the other, levelled his musket and fired.
Suddenly, just as Barbarina had completed one of her most difficult tours and knelt before the lamps to receive the bravos of the spectators, something flew from the loge of Cocceji, and fell exactly at Barbarina's feet.
Now, sir, that I have explained to you that the stage saloon is our heaven, and the spectators are our judges, you will understand that these bravos are to us as the music of the spheres.
In the songs of sweet birds, in the plaudits and bravos with which the world greeted me, I heard only these celestial words, 'I think ever of thee.
The Barbarina danced, but the accustomed bravos were hushed.
He was plainly chagrined when he and his bravos retired.
I saw that the doctor and his bravos meant business; and as I had already endured torture enough, I determined to make every concession this time and escape what seemed to be in store for me.
The dogs are caught and muzzled; the horses are brought in from the meadows; the bravos paint their faces as if for battle, string their bows, feather their arrows, and grasp their pointed spears.
Then the master of the ceremonies and his assistants, together with the chiefs and bravos of the tribe, re-enter the lodge, and take up their positions.
These are the hiredbravos who defend The tyrant's throne.
It made him feel such a simpleton, to be looking for bravosin dark alleys, or to wear steel vests, or to be eternally watchful and suspicious of every one and everything.
Lotzen's bravosand his blandishment would be alike powerless against him.
In fact, all the hideous mutilating which this villain has made his victim undergo is employed by the Indian bravos upon their enemies.
Now he came to the front as the victim of a personal attack by bravos in the pay of the Chevalier de Rohan, by whom he was severely caned.
Assassination was common, by the open attack of hired bravos or secretly by the infamous administration of poison.
It being a little after 12 o'clock the bravos proposed to take a drink and lie down on the floor to rest, which they did, and upon their arms.
They were armed with rifles and butcher knives, without coats or hats, their sleeves rolled up, their beards long and their faces smutted, such as the bravos are represented in the play of "The Foundling of the Forest.
But no sooner were they informed that Lemaitre had committed this hangable feat than the joke seemed charming, and when he came on the stage in the following act they received him with bravos and joyous laughs.
The whole house applauded, thebravos became frantic, the great actor was hoist with his own petard.
He therefore quietly caused to be planted a few judicious claqueurs about the house at his own expense, and that night bravos and hand-clappings were bestowed on Lemaitre alone.
All the whiskey-drinking and revolver-carrying bravos must be swept into obscure graves before crime can cease.
For months they watched the door with disappointment, until the brothers being recalled to join their troops in Murcia, the bravos ceased their persecutions.
Sir, I overheard a conversation between the valet of Don Felix and a woman, in which they stated that bravoswere hired by Don Perez to waylay and murder you, Don Perez not caring to meet you with his sword.
Don Perez, afraid to encounter with Don Gaspar, has hired bravos to dispatch him.
Carmela was not mistaken, it was really a band of Indian Bravos coming up at a gallop, who soon reached the house, and completely surrounded it.
Enraged by the friar's visit, Rodrigo had determined to abduct Lucia, and sent his bravos to effect his purpose that very night.
He advanced to his seat, in the centre of the house, amid a perfect storm of applause, waving of handkerchiefs, bravos and cheers, and standing upon his sofa acknowledged them.
Men wave their hats and clap their hands, and the air is filled with bravos and cheers, which are kept up until the encore is given.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bravos" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
