spectacle
Example Sentences
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More than 130 cars have been admired on London's Pall Mall as St James's Motoring Spectacle returned to the capital.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
To that end, the Spectacle encourages alienation and fragmentation: ‘the alpha and omega of the spectacle is separation.”
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025
Spectacle, the klieg light of the powerful since before even the ancient Olympics, is still more than capable of blinding us to the dark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Spectacle is its own kind of storytelling, capable of communicating thoughts bigger than everyday vocabulary permits.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
I knew the routine by heart—at this very moment, the tail end of the Grand Spectacle was exiting and Lottie, the aerialist, was ascending her rigging in the center ring.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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