spectacle
Example Sentences
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Mr. Spitz, the author of well-received studies of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, has a clear-eyed view of the band: the business, the spectacle, the collateral damage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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
"Everything that can possibly happen, happens on that one day - it throws everything there is at a rider, and it's such a spectacle to watch."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Ballerina Farm, where former ballet dancer Hannah Neeleman makes a spectacle of her wifely submission, has over 10 million Instagram followers, despite a recent scandal over her company’s raw milk sales.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
A few minutes later, the spectacle began with a thunderclap—the beating of a gavel and the call of the sergeant at arms.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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