sad spectacle
Example Sentences
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Now many families are unsure whether they will spend the holiday gathered around a majestic tower of greenery or something more reminiscent of Charlie Brown’s sad spectacle.
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021
Now many families are unsure whether they will spend the holiday gathered around a majestic tower of greenery — or something more reminiscent of Charlie Brown’s sad spectacle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021
No one sees a tall person and chokes up at the sad spectacle: I bet she has trouble buying clothes, or I bet he has brain damage from hitting his head a lot.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2020
Our sad spectacle: Why is the Alex Jones custody case, being heard in Texas this week, so compelling for us to watch?
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2017
She was in the crowd that was witnessing the sad spectacle of the man who had been turned into a snake for having disobeyed his parents.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
