"Sheer spectacle" refers to a visually stunning or impressive display or performance that is noticeable and impressive due to its grand and extraordinary nature.
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Sentences with «sheer spectacle»
- The bizarre mesh of stereotypes and coincidences comes into land with a final act that shrugs off sense altogether for sheer spectacle, introduced by nothing less than a Henry V - style rallying call from our hero — simultaneously one of the best and worst on - screen speeches of the year so far. (vodzilla.co)
- It isn't often in the summer that you enjoy the intense pleasure of a certain kind of old - fashioned cinema experience, the sort that sweeps you up in sheer spectacle with bigger - than - life images and yet holds you close with intimately observed characters and the details that keep your eyes and mind busy. (nytimes.com)
- Fresh: Mixing sheer spectacle with modest but pleasing human - interest threads, Viktor Jakovleski's first directorial feature is a poetical, entrancing documentary that should delight niche viewers across many cultural borders. (itunes.apple.com)
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