An excuse or permission to go to the Frio was what Quayle and I were after, though no doubt the old matchmaker was equally anxious to have us go.
Realizing it is useless to argue with a woman in tears, the old matchmaker suggested to Tiburcio that we delay the answer the customary fortnight.
As the two led off the horse to picket in the gathering dusk, the ranchero had his arm around the vaquero's neck, and I felt that the old matchmaker would soon be in possession of the facts.
I admit that I did not see clearly the reasoning behind much of this lecture, but I knew better than reject the advice of the old matchmaker with his sixty odd years of experience.
But that the old matchmakerwas going to make the most out of his opportunity by erecting the building at an opportune time, there was not the shadow of a question.
That's all right, little sister," said the old matchmaker to Miss Jean, who had come out to the gate where we were unsaddling.
On returning to the house, we found Miss Jean entertaining the Don to the best of her ability, and, commanding my presence, the old matchmaker advanced to meet the padrino, with whom he had a slight acquaintance.
The matchmaker in return agreed as heartily with him, and grew reminiscent.
But several vaqueros, who understood some English, advised Enrique of what the old matchmaker proposed to do, when the vaquero threw his hands in the air and began sputtering Spanish in terrified disapproval.
They can call me a matchmaker if they want to, but the evidence is to the contrary.
From the conversation which followed until we reached headquarters, I readily understood that the old matchmaker was showing the rose and concealing its thorn.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "matchmaker" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
