spectacles
Example Sentences
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If they can eliminate in plain sight an institution as central to the survival of the republic as Mr. Pelley and his carefully chewed spectacles, surely no one is safe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
And he has said he has been able "to gaze on some of the most marvellous spectacles that the wild places of the world have to offer".
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
He has a long history of turning personal grievances into public spectacles.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
His sister has squeezed in alongside them with her short cropped hair and trendy turquoise spectacles.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Miss Honey continued to look steadily at Matilda through her steel-rimmed spectacles and Matilda looked back at her just as steadily.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing spectacles
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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