Sentence examples for memorable spectacle from inspiring English sources

The incident on Aug. 14 might well seem a fitting metaphor for the Summer Games, a memorable spectacle that, with a price tag of $9 billion and counting, is proving far more costly than anyone had anticipated.

This kind of spectacle might work onstage, where numb enervation can sometimes be mistaken for exhilaration, but this screen version, for all its wailing emotionalism and elaborate production design, lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle.

It made for a memorable spectacle as a horse with the size and scope of a steeplechaser stayed on tenaciously to beat Pallasator, another outstanding physical specimen, by a length and a quarter, with Sheikhzayedroad a head behind in third.

What is certain is that the club's first Premiership final since 2004 will see no dilution of the attacking ambition that produced such a memorable spectacle at The Rec. Give Bath's backs an inch and they will run for miles; to score seven outstanding tries from eight visits to their opponents' 22 also demonstrated a precision matched by few sides bar the All Blacks.

It was far from a memorable spectacle but three points and a clean sheet will prove satisfying for Van Gaal, especially given his side's defensive problems.

The evening's most memorable spectacle, though, came at the screening's conclusion, when the three-piece Anvil band started jamming, as hundreds of premiere guests -- including talent agents in suits -- jumped up and shouted out the chorus to "Metal on Metal," Anvil's pounding tribute to hard rock.

Among his memorable spectacles was Jennifer Lopez's fragrance introduction, for which he sent up fireworks spelling out "J.Lo Glow" in the night sky.

Second, sporting events in Denver, including Rockies games, have endured much worse conditions, sometimes creating memorable spectacles if not top-notch performances.

In the opening ceremony, one had the sense that, despite the millions spent and the hundred-foot-tall Voldemort, all one really needed for a memorable international spectacle was a helicopter and a Queen.

Costanzo has won notice for his appearances in Philip Glass's "Akhnaten"—he will sing the role at the Met next season and for a chaotic but memorable multimedia spectacle called "Glass Handel," in which he performs Glass and Handel arias in ornate costumes while dancers swirl and videos play.

The most memorable public spectacle for Britons living today – the funeral of Princess Diana – would not have seemed so extraordinary in an era that marked the death of Nelson with black-draped boats, 10,000 troops to escort the coffin, and what seemed like a whole city in tears.