beholder

Example Sentences

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Victory will then be in the eye of the beholder.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

But it’s important to remember that irrationality is often in the eye of the beholder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

I was developing my own powers of observation; what’s precious, Outterbridge’s work emphasized, resided in the eye of the beholder.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Of course pragmatism lies in the eyes of the beholder.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

There is no right or wrong way to add body percussion to enhance the rhyme; it is all in the ear of the beholder!

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin