make a spectacle of
Example Sentences
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“But James didn’t want to make a spectacle of it. He didn’t want to make it sentimental.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024
It was such an outrageous scam that congressmen flocked to make a spectacle of it.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2016
Moore may have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but she exhibits none of the imperialism of celebrity; she has no desire to make a spectacle of her separation from others.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015
The worst for me is always the same: Some clown turns in a good play, then proceeds to make a spectacle of himself as he dances around in an idiotic rehearsed "celebration."
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2012
I didn’t collapse or make a spectacle of myself; I spoke with reporters, signed the forms, made the decisions.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
