How to Use spectacle in a Sentence

spectacle

noun
  • He peered through his spectacles.
  • Here are the best places and times to catch the spectacle.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The rides, the food, the concerts, the exhibits — the state fair is a once-a-year spectacle.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The parades won’t be the end of this year’s sky spectacles.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • Those who did tune in were faced with a spectacle painful to watch.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • 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
  • Little in sports can compare with the scale and spectacle of the World Cup.
    Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • That is all Jolly asked you to do in his spectacle: to see.
    Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • At the heart of the spectacle were the bride, 36, and groom, 53, whose happiness was on display on land and sea.
    Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In a matter of seconds, the spectacle turned to blood sport.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Locals of all ages throng the lakefront, gawping at the spectacle of it all.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
  • His players, by contrast, basked in the spectacle of it all.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • Though the spectacles were the right size for Franks, his father said the child never wore glasses.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • The event is sure to be a spectacle and Trump himself plans a news conference that evening.
    Del Quentin Wilber, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The end of the year should be a football (soccer) spectacle, as the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Form and content marry here in the perfect union of art and spectacle.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • For Black creators, where is the line between art and spectacle?
    WIRED, 27 Feb. 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
  • The choice was made as part of an overhaul of the preshow spectacle, which, for the first time, was managed by members of the Met Gala’s creative team.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 13 Mar. 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
  • Of course, some days will be cloudless – but on days when clouds grace us with their presence, what a spectacle!
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 25 Feb. 2023
  • In its favor, the museum does stage the Met Gala, an annual spectacle in which celebrities dress like Mets out of uniform.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • These allow for abundant sunshine indoors and throw off a spectacle of incandescent light among the trees by night.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

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