Marching across the middle of the ring to the alcalde's box, they requested permission to begin, and, it being granted, the picadores stationed themselves at equal distances from each other round the circumference of the arena.
El Cuchillo knew no difference between the armour-cased picadoreswho carried the spiked poles, and the hapless, unprotected, blindfolded horses they bestrode.
The three picadores saluted the president of the fête, preceded by the banderilleros and the chulos, splendidly dressed, and carrying the capas of bright and brilliant colors.
The three picadores also went to their posts, at equal distance from each other, near to the barrier.
And then, suddenly, in a corner of the plaza appeared the picadores in their mediæval gorgeousness of attire, astride the ill-fated old nags.
The legs of the picadores are padded, and they are always close enough to the wall to leap over if the bull brings the horse down.
This was carried on for about five minutes, when another trumpet sounded, and the picadores entered, mounted on the poor brutes (a brown and a grey) already mentioned.
The picadores tried him with no further success, until a waving of handkerchiefs was seen among the audience.
The picadores advanced to the very centre of the circus, the banderillos drove their darts into the flanks of the bull without once missing.
The two picadores had left the arena, sorely bruised and crippled by numerous falls, and the supernumerary waited in the corridor, foot in stirrup and lance in fist, ready to replace them.
There will be another bull and more picadores now.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "picadores" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
