beholder
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An emergency is in the eye of the beholder, they suggest; standing is in the eye of the beholder.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Parity is in the eye of the beholder, or more accurately in the definition of the beholder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Of course, reasonableness is in the eye of the beholder — but to my eye, the reported numbers do not seem too generous.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Mr. Phillips’s account suggests that “good” is as much in the eye of the beholder as beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Luck was in the eye of the beholder, I supposed.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
It is, in a word, an accomplishment to satisfy practically all beholders, and especially those who consider a splendiferous film musical one of the best reasons for attending a theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Designed to entertain their beholders, both Disney animation and Rococo decorative arts represent tangible records of the societies for which they were made.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2021
It’s in the eye of the beholder, and the beholders in Iowa were determined to get caucus-goers to see it their way.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2020
Which is a metaphor for something in fashion, if beholders care to think about it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2018
The three beautiful daughters became more beautiful still in the eyes of their beholders.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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