spectacle
Example Sentences
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He described his arrest as a "sensational" and "unnecessary spectacle", and refused to take any questions from journalists.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
What would Woolf possibly have made of the spectacle of postwar America?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
The findings suggest that the eclipse was more than just a visual spectacle.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
“The Los Angeles that asserts itself from the shadows of that spectacle, a concept that sharpens this contrast between how the dream factory depicts it, and the reality of life within the actual place.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"It was a grand spectacle," Mayor Fiorello La Guardia said.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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Chains
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