- present participle of behold.
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
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
“And I was beholding it in a Starbucks.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Allison meets Viktor when she returns and, upon beholding his true presentation, chastises herself for not realizing it all along.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 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
