spectacles
Example Sentences
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From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift — whose big-budget tour spectacles received theatrical releases — to Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish’s more modest streaming affairs, tour documentaries and concert films have become modern mainstays.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
In his maroon robes, simple sandals and wide-rimmed spectacles, the Dalai Lama is an unlikely global celebrity.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Think physical comedy like Charlie Chaplin, visual spectacles like “The Wizard of Oz” and sweeping romances like “Casablanca.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
An old-fashioned girl, she plays LPs on a Victrola and wears spectacles to read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Miss Honey put down her pencil and removed her spectacles and began to polish the lenses with a piece of tissue.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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