spectacle
Example Sentences
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The way the authorities are applying the law is also troubling: a made-for-TV spectacle of half a dozen police vehicles descending on the former prince’s home.
The crowd may also be less tense due to the likelihood of more neutrals buying tickets for an Olympic spectacle, rather than a potential grudge match.
From BBC
And if spectacle is no longer the decisive factor, then is a blockbuster price tag becoming harder to justify?
From BBC
Does the disco spectacle aesthetic treat this history too lightly?
From Los Angeles Times
The real blockbuster is the spectacle playing out in Venice, where the standoff is reaching a crescendo.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
