How to Use spectacle in a Sentence

spectacle

noun
Definition of spectaclenext
Synonyms for spectaclenext
  • He peered through his spectacles.
  • Here are the best places and times to catch the spectacle.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The spectacle is fired to order and takes 45 minutes to get to the table.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Crowds of people lined the cliffs to watch the surfing spectacle.
    — Sergio Olmos, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Shohei Ohtani will be a spectacle at the center of the Dodgers’ daily saga.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • And the spectacle would linger long enough for everyone to see.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 May 2023
  • Her dancers follow from the ground like apostles, and the crowd takes in the entire spectacle with an air of awe.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The Josh fight wasn't just a spectacle for Nebraskans and those who watched online.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 May 2023
  • Form and content marry here in the perfect union of art and spectacle.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Just about 25 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip is a different kind of spectacle.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
  • If Kelce wants to remain in his fun fashion era, let him—and enjoy the spectacle.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Tsai will get to bring back his sword-wielding spectacle.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Nestled between the bays of Marsalforn and San Blas, the warm waters are calm by day and the sunsets a spectacle by night.
    — Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
  • All came for the spectacle of two old powers put on a show at the center of the college football universe.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe a strong dose of it will actually end this spectacle once and for all.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
  • But any of that can get a player thrown out of a game, leaving fans in what-the-hell mode and the spectacle greatly diminished.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The politics, in other words, were secondary to the spectacle.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The duo left the spectacle to their singular version of electro-pop.
    — Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
  • There is maybe no better metaphor for the kitschy nationalist spectacle of the era.
    — Nadine Smith, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The offspring take flight with their moms in the summer months, creating the nightly spectacle.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • This year featured a similar spectacle but with a shift to AR.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Two sets of lessons emerge from this sorry spectacle, one about process and the other about policy.
    — Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Despite the spectacle of infighting, there is a sense in which the G.O.P. has rarely been so unified—behind Trump.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The same problem impacts 3 Body Problem in terms of spectacle.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Come to witness the awe-inspiring spectacle, but don't touch the animals or get in their way.
    — Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
  • This will be another epic action spectacle that will leave people at the edge of their seats.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2023
  • The spectacle of watching crime tends to trump a lesson on crime statistics.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Many are hopeful that the spectacle will give the French capital a fitting stage to showcase its best attributes.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The festivities have long been as just about the fashion as the films — if anything, the level of spectacle has only increased.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • As the crowd whoops and wows its appreciation at the spectacle, Sylvester turns to me again, his brown eyes no longer hidden by dark plastic panes.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024

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