Used in a Sentence

spectacle

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for spectacle.

Editorial note

The difference is that in Gladiator, he is told to slow down and give the crowd a spectacle.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spectacle gathered in one view.

noun

An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

noun

An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

noun

The brille of a snake.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spectacle.

noun

An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

noun

An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

noun

The brille of a snake.

noun

(rail transport) A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.

Example sentences

1

The difference is that in Gladiator, he is told to slow down and give the crowd a spectacle.

2

In our difficult times living a happy life most often means living far away from the media and the society of spectacle.

3

This whole spectacle began because a beloved woman a lot of subreddits depended on was fired.

4

That said, Spectacle doesn't seem to allow mouse / scroll wheel navigation yet?

5

I think part of the reason base jumping is banned in Yosemite has to do with the spectacle of it.

6

The real spectacle is now between the athletes, regulators, lawyers, coaches.

7

I've seen key legitimate concerns mixed with misinformation and whipped into a frothy public spectacle.

8

I'd love to see such a mission with 70% devoted to science, and 30% devoted to awesome spectacle like high-resolution stereoscopic video.

9

I'm sure even some HR slavers or sales kin made the trek through the Terminal Wastes to bear witness to this spectacle.

10

Another is through spectacle (drawing and quartering).

11

In addition to those, you have safety, spectacle, cost-containment, logistical considerations, and about a thousand other goals that need to be incorporated.

12

You can never forget that spectacle once you have seen it--the line of bowed, kneeling figures, sooty black all over, driving their huge shovels under the coal with stupendous force and speed.

Quote examples

1

Which is a precise enough description of the global spectacle’s present vulgarity." - Guy Debord, Comments on The Society of the Spectacle, 1988 I'm not very familiar with Debord or The Society of the Spectacle but the analogy always struck me as well suited to the darker, more banal side of the modern Internet.

2

On the rare times I need to use someone else's keyboard, I can do it--but I'm clumsy and observers will be entertained by the spectacle of a tech wiz who "can't type on a normal keyboard".

3

This sort of "investment" is not very different from the sort of tribalistic "make it rain" spectacle you saw blowhard masters of local fiefdoms in Dubai pull, or continue to see in other Gulf Arab states, just to point to one widely-recognised example.

4

From the fine article: " “The reason we would like to discourage it is not so much because of the danger of it, but the spectacle of it,” O’Neal said during an interview at the park’s Emergency Operations Centre."

Proper noun examples

1

Spectacle was about the only way to make my multi-monitor OSX experience work.

2

I haven't really used it, but from what I can tell it seems to serve the same purpose as Moom/SizeUp/Divvy/Spectacle/Slate/ShiftIt with regard to windows (i.e.

3

I use Spectacle, a window management utility.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spectacle in a sentence?

The difference is that in Gladiator, he is told to slow down and give the crowd a spectacle.

What does spectacle mean?

An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

What part of speech is spectacle?

spectacle is commonly used as noun.