beauty is in the eye of the beholder

phrase

used to say that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful

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With that old trope — that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and even those of us with brutally truthful passport photos have a chance to be beautiful in our own way. Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps its true reflection is best illuminated within the essence of our being–radiating outward as a subtlety aesthetics alone struggle to convey but that humanity exudes intrinsically. Essence, 17 Dec. 2025 The President calls this bill 'beautiful' — but if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then his vision for America is seriously blurred. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 Golf courses are like beautiful ladies — the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025 If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then there's something—many things, really—for everyone to find beautiful in Texas. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20is%20in%20the%20eye%20of%20the%20beholder. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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