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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and, for them, this guts-and-grit victory will look beautiful from every angle.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

As we know now, colors aren’t just in the eye of the beholder, but it’s the brain that does the work, interpreting the information that the body gathers.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

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