How to Use spectacle in a Sentence

spectacle

noun
  • He peered through his spectacles.
  • Trump's trips abroad are sure to be a spectacle.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • But the group wasn’t about to leave this spectacle.
    — Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • Those who did tune in were faced with a spectacle painful to watch.
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • In the end, alas, this noisy spectacle is more bark than bite.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • The goal now is to grow that base—and sell them on the spectacle.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As a spectacle, there is the gasp at a ball in a speed of sound blur.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And then goes and gets spectacles!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
  • Hair as art, hair as spectacle.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The city used to run on texture as much as spectacle.
    — Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • For fun and spectacle, this one can’t be beat — and the food is top-notch, too.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
  • For the book club members, the spectacle is part of the fun.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • This was a night for spectacle set to live music.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The spectacle didn’t end there.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The spectacle rang loud and clear in other ways, too.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Read on for how, when and where to watch this cosmic spectacle.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Trades on night one only add to the spectacle.
    — Pj Green april 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The floats built by krewes then reflect the theme and range in scale and spectacle.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Read on for how and when to catch a glimpse of this week's cosmic spectacle.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • His major-league at-bats are the spectacle now.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • Though the grill might be the main spectacle, the lechon kawali was the star of the show.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • For those of you who've been unable to keep up with the rolling spectacle, here's the gist.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The entire spectacle lights up at night.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Ali’s arrival was more of a spectacle.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Today the reef is a stunning spectacle of hard corals and sea fans.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2022
  • But there’s a subtext to the spectacle.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Tourists are drawn to the spectacle from other parts of Spain and abroad.
    — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Let the spectacle blanket the rough edges of your daily grind.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • And the spectacle would linger long enough for everyone to see.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 May 2023
  • The entire concert is a spectacle — all black and red, smoke and snakes.
    — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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