Sentence examples for proved a red rag from inspiring English sources

Catalonia's rejection of bullfighting could be seen less as a cultural shift than a political one, part of its long-running beef with central government over issues of autonomy – though it has proved a red rag to nationalists.

That article, evidently, proved to be a red rag to blue bulls.

"We should find more systematic, less arbitrary approaches to setting and increasing rents," it concluded, knowing that rent capping is a political non-starter and would prove a fittingly red rag to the pro-market coalition cabinet bulls.

For theatre director Carrie Cracknell, whose new show takes its title from the song, Blurred Lines is a red rag.

That was a red rag".

It was a red rag to Cruz.

A red rag twirls in the air.

Immigration reform is a red rag in some red states.

It's a red rag to a bull.

To Australia it was a red rag to a bull.

"It was a red rag to a bull," said Chen, originally from Singapore.