spectacle
Example Sentences
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After all that, you’d think Californians would care, at least in a spectacle sort of way.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It was, according to members of the press pool in attendance, a bizarre spectacle.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Witnessing a solar eclipse from space was a spectacle worthy of science fiction, as pilot Glover put it.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
As perplexing as the depictions must’ve been, I would’ve loved to see such a huge spectacle in person.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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