How to Use spectacular in a Sentence

spectacular

1 of 2 adjective
  • The autumn foliage was spectacular.
  • Read on to learn more about this spectacular spot.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This time around was just as spectacular.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The lot could also be the site of a new spectacular build.
    — Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Edgecombe makes so many spectacular plays on both ends of the floor.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And the spectacular wildlife doesn’t end there.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Keep things cozy and party-ready with one of our spectacular cheese dip recipes.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Not a spectacular record by any means, but enough to stay above water.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Horn’s first pick was a spectacular, one-handed snag in the end zone.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Then pride because my team-mates did a spectacular job.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The spectacular part of the save came from his technique.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • The brick dome in Sanai is spectacular, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That will be spectacular if the horizon is clear.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 June 2026
  • Since then, the white obelisk has received many spectacular games.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • The spectacular flowers appear on long stems in shades of white and pink.
    — Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • My results there — and my dad’s — have been spectacular.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Utah looms large in a skier's world with spectacular terrain and so much snow.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The last show that took our breath away was Sol, the ice skating spectacular.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Then a sky spectacular choreographed to a tee.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Our first adventure out was to see a spectacular ice cave.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • The vibe is calm, food is grown on-site, and the lodging is spectacular — and varied.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And on clear days, the sunsets are spectacular.
    — Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The model can still make an image that looks bright, even spectacular.
    — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • His ability to get the puck out of danger in our zone and up ice is spectacular.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On the one hand, there’s a really spectacular big run brought.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Here are 9 of the most spectacular ones—most of them royal palaces but a few others too.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Banchero was just as spectacular.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Naomi is spectacular in her own right.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

spectacular

2 of 2 noun
  • This is a kinetic big-scale spectacular that needs to be seen on the big screen.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This is one superstar whose sense of the spectacular will never grow old.
    — CNN, 20 May 2021
  • Up to this point, the show has been an outdoor live spectacular staged in one of Hartford’s city parks.
    — courant.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • High marks will be only for the spectacular, and failing grades have no chance of being reversed.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Hopes had long been pinned on Spielberg, with his song-and-dance spectacular, to bring back some of the movies' mojo.
    — Jake Coyle, ajc, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Hopes had long been pinned on Spielberg, with his song-and-dance spectacular, to bring back some of the movies’ mojo.
    — Jake Coyle, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Cincinnati has looked less-than-spectacular on the road and the Bounce House will be rocking.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Nerds’ ad will air during the second quarter of the gridiron spectacular.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • From the spectacular to the simple, this gear will get HD streams into your ears 1.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 26 June 2021
  • The water was cool but the view spectacular, cliffs rearing on each side, moss spilling over them like lava flow—and, of course, the ocean just beyond.
    — Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2021
  • For Valentine’s Day, their biggest day of the year, the shop will lean into the spectacular.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In Denver, the Broncos are going with the steady over the spectacular.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • And then the finale was always going to be this big MCU spectacular.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2021
  • Slap fighting, yes the art of striking another fighter with an open hand for sport, is the latest head-turning spectacular.
    — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The bubble became a 95-yard score on Bush's catch and spectacular run in the second quarter.
    — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
  • If your area isn’t a risk for wildfires, check out our recommendations on where to catch the best firework spectaculars in the West.
    — Marie Salcido, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Home to the world's tallest building and the world's deepest pool, Dubai is a hub for the spectacular -- from its architecture all the way down to its food.
    — Chelsea Lee, CNN, 21 June 2022
  • Getting a top-two pick this season would make Troy’s first season as GM pretty spectacular.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2021
  • While Alien was a terrific monster-in-the-dark spaceship thriller, Aliens was an action/war spectacular.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Either side's spectacular, though down in the valley, the mountains on the left, dotted with villages,are arguably more interesting to look at.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Its more common nickname is Sin City, and Diofebi’s hectic spectacular makes room for all its carrying on.
    — John Domini, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • For the world’s most stylish, party season entails birthday spectaculars, store openings, runway shows, awards season pregame hustle, and, yes, the odd trip to the punch bowl.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2019
  • For a dozen years in Detroit, Stafford attempted the spectacular, but the team around him couldn’t capitalize on his talent.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 12 Feb. 2022
  • In what is being compared to a Super Bowl spectacular, the performances are set to be broadcast live to millions of soccer fans.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 June 2026
  • Still, there must have been something irresistible about appearing in a big-budget spectacular in the mid-1960s.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-Lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2021
  • As pristine and spectacular as the Rose Bowl field was, a lot of the Cowboys players were having a hard time finding their footing in the first half.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • It was supposed to be the day to kick off a rite of spring, and a rite of passage — a three-week college hoops spectacular that allows people to set aside their differences and replace them with other ones.
    — Eddie Pells, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2020
  • The Donna Summer Musical, the show will no doubt to be a Broadway spectacular.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 12 June 2022
  • Her spectacular, hands-over-head leaps led her side to a runaway gold, far ahead of silver United States, bronze Japan and fourth-place Canada.
    — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Here, see all the best celebrity arrivals at Valentino’s couture 2023 spectacular in Rome.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 July 2022

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