spectacle

[US]/ˈspektəkl/
[UK]/ˈspektəkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a remarkable or impressive sight
something absurd or foolish; a ridiculous sight
eyeglasses.

Phrases & Collocations

impressive spectacle

spectacle of nature

spectacle of lights

grand spectacle

spectacle frame

Example Sentences

Don't make a spectacle of yourself.

the spectacle of a city's mass grief.

drank too much and made a spectacle of himself.

a pair of spectacles).

She was fascinated at the spectacle of a rocket launching.

it's the spectacle and music that send us, not the words.

Spectacles ride his nose.

He made a spectacle of himself by shouting at the barman.

The Spectacled Bear also lives in this biome.

He got drunk and made a spectacle of himself in the club.

The spectacle greatly excited us at the time.

People wear spectacles so that they can see better.

Hangings took place outside the prison as a public spectacle.

Her spectacles glinted in the moonlight.

he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her.

In this paper, model of aspherisation for higher-dioptry spectacle lens is investigated.

he pushed his spectacles further up the bridge of his nose.

medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.

Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose.

you are still seeing the profession through rose-coloured spectacles .

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