a sight to see/behold

noun phrase

: an amazing or wonderful thing to see

The birth of the calf was a sight to see/behold.

Examples of a sight to see/behold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The resulting glowing green and reddish colors of the aurora may be quite a sight to see. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024

Director/screenwriter Robert Connolly takes full advantage of gorgeous but treacherous Australian locales – including a waterfall – and all of it is quite a sight to behold. —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024

The grounds with sculptural running water elements, 20,000 endemic plants, a botanical garden and soft sand for barefoot exploration are a sight to behold. —Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024

Not to be confused with a certain Parisian tower that is itself quite a sight to behold, which is the Eiffel. —Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024

Its appearance is also a sight to behold, and its fat nugs are coated in an eye-pleasing mix of Purple, Maroon, and Velvet trichomes. —Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024

Sitting beneath the roadster’s hood is a 3.0-liter Tipo 128 Colombo V-12 that’s just as much of a sight to behold as its body. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024

The ocean alone is a sight to behold, and the coastal sage scrub growing along the cliffs and trail add pops of greens, yellows and oranges to the otherwise blue scenery. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024

Amal, Melinda, and Michelle huddled together, in displays of easy friendship, is a sight to behold: the communal comforting of women in tears sharing their stories in the library of the Ludzi school. —Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2023