- plural of spectacle.
spectacles
Example Sentences
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The series of spectacles begins with the Pleiades as the autumn nights draw in.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Harry Styles’ queer residency, and other spectacles like it, are what is left until a new bygone era arrives in time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
But whether you witnessed such sights firsthand or not, it’s clear their temporary creations were beautiful and audacious visual spectacles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some people are using the glasses — which look like a pair of regular spectacles — to record people without their knowledge and publish the videos on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“The Elf King is coming out of his pavilion. It looks like they’re getting ready for him to go meet Ghohg.”Spurge peered through the spectacles.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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