beholder

Example Sentences

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Another is that quality is in the eye of the beholder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The bill may be big, but for retailers, the beauty will remain strictly in the eye of the high-end beholder.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

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