sad spectacle
Example Sentences
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The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was, from gavel to gavel, a singularly baffling, unedifying and sad spectacle.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022
Now many families are unsure whether they will spend the holiday gathered around a majestic tower of greenery — or something more reminiscent of Charlie Brown’s sad spectacle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021
No one sees a tall person and chokes up at the sad spectacle: I bet she has trouble buying clothes, or I bet he has brain damage from hitting his head a lot.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2020
But Kimbo failed to transition to fight MMA on television, making the trailing arc of his career into a sad spectacle.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2016
It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.’”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
