The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy.    From LearnThat.org.  [James R. Newman]

spectacular dives from the cliff.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

They put on a Christmas spectacular.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

In this instance, the word "spectacular" is not an exaggeration.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Canadian Mineral Industry] Reference

Another of what she calls her "spectacular failures" was a recent project for the Louvre in Paris.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Saturday interview: architect Amanda Levete] Reference

Too bad because those trips were in spectacular country.    From Wordnik.com.  [when you read a question and then go to answer it, do you also look at the other peoples profiles that answer...and if so do you] Reference

He made 15-of-28 shots, many of them in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - 76ers vs. Lakers] Reference

But how infinitely more spectacular is the site now in mid-St.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expo '67] Reference

The possibility of finding anything spectacular is very small.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tlaxcala State: traveling the Central High Plains of Mexico] Reference

Faxon has been there before and delivered in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Scramble for Ryder Cup berths reaches peak] Reference

In the four-man, the U.S. team broke through in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - World Championships preview: Men's bobsled] Reference

Bigots like Cucci will flame out in spectacular “Ted Haggard” style.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Cuccinelli: Homosexual ‘acts’ are a ‘detriment to our culture.’] Reference

They are dressed in spectacular colors and their petals are so resplendent!.    From Wordnik.com.  [2006 November « Salt and Pepper.] Reference

You mean you don't want to engage in 'spectacular aerial combat' for dinner?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Page 2] Reference

He birthed it, raised it and in spectacular fashion brought it back to glory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Jobs Health Issues | Impact Lab] Reference

Uribe began the season in spectacular fashion offensively, hitting .373 in April.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - National League West] Reference

I'm joining my folks in spectacular Gros Morne National Park for a couple of days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: Gone 'til Monday] Reference

"Consistent but not spectacular" is not a descriptor I would stake my reputation on.    From Wordnik.com.  [TasteCamp] Reference

MIAMI (Ticker) -- Dwyane Wade keeps extending his rookie season in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Just how spectacular is a scarry thought given the track record of this band of criminals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Watch out Rove.] Reference

Toronto uniform, Joseph finished with 33 saves, many of them coming in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Carolina vs. Toronto] Reference

The food itself, while not spectacular, is good, honest fare, well-cooked and well-presented.    From Wordnik.com.  [Review - Limoncello, Abingdon 5 December 2008] Reference

If we don†™ t relearn that very quickly, this grand experiment will end in spectacular failure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Your tax dollars at work.] Reference

Woods, who has won The Masters three times in spectacular fashion, is the undisputed favorite this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - USA TODAY Predictor Index] Reference

Deer lived on the island in spectacular abundance, "sometimes two or three thousand in a flock together.".    From Wordnik.com.  [How Taiwan Became Chinese] Reference

Being a hollowpoint, and a much heavier and slower round, it blew the watermellon apart in spectacular fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serial Rapist DNA Testing Story Goes National at cvillenews.com] Reference

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the break-up of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 in spectacular detail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-04-23] Reference

After stopping 29 shots, many in spectacular fashion, Thomas gave up a goal on one of the weakest drives he faced.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Luongo stopped 43 shots, many in spectacular fashion, and rookie defenseman Lukas Krajicek set up both goals as the Florida.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

I am rather enthusiastic about it, but the story has got to be more or less written to provide certain spectacular effects.    From Wordnik.com.  [View from the Northern Border] Reference

Even companies that seemingly get customer service right most of the time can mess up in spectacular fashion once in a while.    From Wordnik.com.  [Verizon has strong service record, despite refund snafu] Reference

Naslund converted in spectacular fashion, feigning a move to his backhand, then deking from forehand to backhand and back again.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Hockey League - Maple Leafs vs. Canucks] Reference

Here we find ourselves, nose to nose as it were, considering things in spectacular ways, ways untold even by my private managers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poetic Machines 01 : Christian Bök : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference

The most spectacular is the Quinta Real, which transformed an old bullring, set against an 18th century aqueduct, into a luxury hotel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aaguasclientes, the city and the state] Reference

Operation Umoja Wetu was dubbed a spectacular failure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgianne Nienaber: Will Hillary Face Down Congo's Kabila? Or Will He "Crush" Her Also?] Reference

Both sets offer comparable (which is to say spectacular) sound quality.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Every time you yearn for something new, something spectacular, that is me.    From Wordnik.com.  [lethalpickle Diary Entry] Reference

But al Qaeda pulled off what a lot of authorities called spectacular attacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2007] Reference

This may be called the spectacular drama, and its greatest master is Schiller.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama] Reference

But what happened in the final stretch can only be described as a spectacular mess.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 23, 2008] Reference

Even in a country where the spectacular is the norm, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

"Elephant" story is an amazingly good take-off on what might be called the spectacular detective.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900] Reference