Viewed from afar, or from a national perspective, it's an appalling spectacle of disregard for governance.

The making of these appalling spectacles was considered something of a social responsibility.

I saw a most appalling spectacle the other day.

Even from the small hill where we stood the stockade presented an appalling spectacle.

On the opposite side of the stadium, a perspiring and trembling Plautia could no longer look at the appalling spectacle.

They stared at the appalling spectacle, but they did nothing.

But, turning my head to peer backward at the storm, I beheld an astounding and appalling spectacle.

He was so chilled by the appalling spectacle that his rage died at once, and simultaneously the mask disappeared.

He was met by an appalling spectacle.

It was an appalling spectacle, but a love of betting took the thief to the fights again and again.