How to use spectacle in a sentence

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• He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken.From the entry spectacles
• She had far too much to drink and made a spectacle of herself by flirting with everyone.From the entry make a spectacle of oneself
• The local hero is getting color in tonight's spectacle.From the entry color
• David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.From the entry showman
• For the first 87 years of the ball drop, the spectacle was run entirely by hand.2025, “How Do They Build the New Year’s Ball Drop”, in J-Tech, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2025. From the entry ball drop
• Her diminutive Kardashianesque body was a spectacle, no less than Damiens’ drawing and quartering in Paris.2020 February 8, Joseph Brean, “The Crazy Case of Chair Girl: Examining a New Morality of Punishment”, in National Post, volume 22, number…. From the entry Kardashianesque
• In many ways, the company’s four-week tailspin has been a one-of-a-kind spectacle.2019 September 20, Derek Thompson, “WeWork and the Great Unicorn Delusion”, in The Atlantic. From the entry Caligulan
• What a lamentable murk of problematism now befogs this spectacle of unseriosity, the American college.2014 October 29, Katy Waldman, “There Is an Actual Ivy League Class Called ‘Wasting Time on the Internet,’ and I’d Take It”, in Slate, New…. From the entry unseriosity
• It's an impressive spectacle, as 4channers with wildly varying levels of talent and imagination work together.2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press, →ISBN. From the entry 4channer
• Yet her dance-and-music spectacle, ending with the phrase “You need to rebel against negativity,” teems with pedanticism.2008 April 7, Gia Kourlas, “E-Moting, E-Volving and Tipping Toward Tap”, in New York Times. From the entry pedanticism
• Adjusting his spectacles on the bridge of his nose, he gently preened the bush with his pruners.2007, J. P. De Sales, The Coming of the Reichchild, page 162. From the entry preen
• Besson realized his ambition to meld visionary, megabudget Hollywood-style spectacle to French sensibility.2007 May 20, Jaime Wolf, “Le Cinéma du Blockbuster”, in New York Times. From the entry megabudget
• We stop walking a second and look around at the spectacle before us.2004, Paco Underhill, Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy. From the entry saleswoman
• For most powers of spectacle lenses the best for is a meniscus lens.2003, R. Pitts Crick, A Textbook of Clinical Ophthalmology. From the entry best form lens
• His lower lip trembled as he blinked up at her from behind his round, Harry Potter spectacles.2003, Jill Mansell, Staying at Daisy's, page 101. From the entry Harry Potter spectacles
• Molly's myriorama fuses these elements— spectacle and drama, commentary and song— in her complex, revolving mental kaleidescope.1994, Richard Pearce, Molly Blooms: A Polylogue on "Penelope" and Cultural Studies, page 126. From the entry myriorama
• Out in the street, under the reddening afternoon sun, a spectacle of ineluctable commerce greeted her.1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun. From the entry ineluctable
• The Loire Valley's favorite form of cultural entertainment is son-et-lumiere, a dramatic spectacle.1992, Eugene Fodor, Fodor's France. From the entry son et lumière
• He is dressed in an old sweater, corduroy trousers, sandles and elastoplasted spectacles.1987, David Edgar, Plays: One. From the entry elastoplasted
• The terrible spectacle drove for the instant all thought of rebellion from my mind.1929 October–December, Robert E[rvin] Howard, “Skull-Face”, in Weird Tales, Indianapolis, Ind.: Popular Fiction Pub. Co., →OCLC…. From the entry fiendishly
• Here a couple of old men in whiskers and spectacles leant over us, making strange sounds.1922, Hugh Lofting, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, part 4, chapter 2, The Fidgit's Story. From the entry codling
• And will you allow me to smash your spectacles for you with my hammer?1910, Stephen Leacock, “The Conjurer's Revenge”, in Literary Lapses. From the entry celluloid
• 'A pair of smoked spectacles will do it,' he said positively.1908, G. K. Chesterton, The Man who was Thursday. From the entry smoked
• Put him on a pair of smoked spectacles, and children will scream at the sight of him.'1908, G. K. Chesterton, The Man who was Thursday. From the entry smoked
• Why do people who wear eyeglasses or spectacles insist upon keeping them on when photographed?1906 June 30, “As It Is In Paris: Catherine Talbot Tells of a New Musical Fad, How to Sit For a Portrait, and Describes Some Smart…. From the entry beglassed
• "Evil, wise and cruel," reflected Rob, as he restored the spectacles to his pocket.1901, L. Frank Baum, chapter 18, in The Master Key. From the entry butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
• Then I discovered the brilliance of the landscape around was mitigated by blue spectacles.1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 7, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published…. From the entry mitigate
• This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”.2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2023. From the entry Orkney Islands
• And holiday visitors, just like the hometowners rushing to holiday parties or home from work, become part of the spectacle.2023 September 12, Jordyn Holman, “The Holiday Boom in New York Is Back. Sort Of.”, in The New York Times. From the entry hometowner
• He did change his round spectacles to look less “bookish”.2020 September 3, Kim Willsher, “French reporter who joined police exposes racism and violence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry bookish
• Inside the ground, they saw parachutists land on the Nursery Ground before the spine-tingling spectacle of the national anthems.2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport…. From the entry spine-tingling
• The Republican convention was a gruesome and tawdry spectacle.2017, Michael Bierut, “I’m with Her”, in Now You See It and Other Essays on Design, Hudson, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, →ISBN…. From the entry caps-locked
• The door to one of the cubicles opened to reveal an elderly woman with curly grey hair and Harry Potter spectacles.2010, Jill Barry, The House Sitter, page 200. From the entry Harry Potter spectacles
• Any relationship to the sad and sordid Eliot and Silda spectacle of 18 months ago is purely noncoincidental.2009 September 25, Clyde Haberman, “Feasting on the City and Its Foibles”, in New York Times. From the entry noncoincidental
• Henderson, complete with a yachtsman's physique and John Lennon spectacles.2004, Gregg Andrew Hurwitz, The Program, page 238. From the entry John Lennon spectacles
• His dark brown hair was all over the shop, sticking out in tufts, and his spectacles were Harry Potterish.2003, Jill Mansell, Falling for You, Headline Review, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry Harry Potterish
• At one point he even lifts his cap to reveal an egghead bald-cap atop white hair and spectacles.2002, Robert Ross, The Complete Terry Thomas, page 87. From the entry egghead

Meaning of spectacle

1. noun An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
2. noun Drama and excitement in a display, product, performance, exhibition, etc.
3. noun An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

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Questions about spectacle in a sentence

How do you use spectacle in a sentence?

Spectacle is used as a noun. For example: “The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.”

What is a short sentence with spectacle?

“He made a spectacle out of himself.”

What does spectacle mean?

Spectacle means an exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.