beholding

Example Sentences

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There is a particular thrill in beholding a portrait as old and as lifelike as Isidora’s, just over a foot in height and 6 inches wide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In the context of the story, the narrator is describing his descent into insanity after beholding the most grotesque, ungodly beast in existence.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

Still, while beholding this inspiring mobilization, a basic question kept nagging at me: How do you even get tens of thousands of people in one Zoom call, let alone 100,000?

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2024

Standing in one of these bathrooms you realize that you are beholding a Gesamtkunstwerk, a total work of art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

“He looks as skinny as a rail,” Regina said upon beholding her famous son, and she almost burst into tears.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady