6 sentences with 'spectacle'
Example sentences and phrases with the word spectacle and other words derived from it.
• « Despite the risks it poses, lightning is still the greatest natural spectacle in the world; don't miss it. »
• « These kingdoms lasted a remarkably long time; the Teutonic Order ruled Livonia until 1561, when it was finally overthrown. Thus, for several centuries, the map of Europe included the strange spectacle of a theocratic state: one ruled directly by monk-knights, with no king, prince or lord above them. »
• « Under the so-called "Renaissance Popes", the Vatican itself became the gloriously decorated spectacle it is today. »
• « In short, the monarch's central government was given more royal power and money than ever before, which contributed to the expansion of military and colonial power in the same period, as well as to a dazzling cultural spectacle of that power exemplified by the French "sun king", Louis XIV. »
• « Mussolini immediately understood the importance of appearances. The 1920s was the first era of mass media, especially radio, and an intrinsic part of fascism was public spectacle. »
• « This led to the strange spectacle of the US, nominal champions of democracy, forming a close alliance with the autocratic monarchy of Saudi Arabia and other states decidedly uncommitted to representative government or even basic human rights. »