spectacle
Example Sentences
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Witnessing a solar eclipse from space was a spectacle worthy of science fiction, as pilot Glover put it.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" and the spectacle was "an absolute disgrace".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
On the evidence of this grim spectacle, the presence of the 32-year-old captain and record goalscorer will be the difference between failure and any chance of English success at this summer's World Cup.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Fusing couture-level spectacle with crowd-pleasing performance has long been Jacobs’ M.O.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
This spectacle arrested us with its strangeness; for the landing parties had been ordered to fire merely the docks and buildings by the water, not the town itself.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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