beheld
bi-ˈheld 
bē-
; beholding
1
: to perceive through sight or apprehension : see
2
: to gaze upon : observe
It was a pleasure to behold the beauty of the sunset.
The enormous crowd was a sight to behold.
—used in the imperative especially to call attention
beholder
noun
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Examples of behold in a Sentence
Those who have beheld the beauty of the desert never forget it.
to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth
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And Akhtar thought about a play in which a consummate artist at the peak of his powers beholds a new technology and confronts his own obsolescence in the face of something so sublime.
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Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, his full-court outlet passes were a sight to behold, and his ability to run the offense — always vital — has been highlighted with only one point guard, Brandin Podziemski in the lineup.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
One day in August, padding around in pink shorts and white socks, Mezrich, a bespectacled 55-year-old with spiked hair, leads me upstairs to behold it.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Deer Valley Resort, Utah Deer Valley Resort is a wonder to behold.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, his full-court outlet passes were a sight to behold, and his ability to run the offense — always vital — has been highlighted with only one point guard, Brandin Podziemski in the lineup.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
One day in August, padding around in pink shorts and white socks, Mezrich, a bespectacled 55-year-old with spiked hair, leads me upstairs to behold it.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Deer Valley Resort, Utah Deer Valley Resort is a wonder to behold.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Behold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behold. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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