spectacle
Example Sentences
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The idea is that the corporates will be attracted in part by the spectacle and noise of the ultras behind the goals in the cheap seats.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Look, if you can’t resist soaking up at least a little of the grandiose spectacle — either despite the awfulness of the larger meta-narrative or because of it — I won’t tell.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
He will hold up his golden ticket and believe, as Mussolini believed, that the spectacle belongs to him.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The run-up to the global spectacle has been marked by controversy, including the U.S. denial of participant and fan visas and high ticket prices that have triggered attorney general inquiries in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
She did not come alone, but had brought her mother with her—promising what spectacle Gabriel could not imagine, nor could he imagine how she had escaped her young man of the evening.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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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