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
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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Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Rolls-Royce’s customizations and bespoke projects are truly something to behold.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
There’s no better place on the planet to behold the blazing light show than Norway, particularly above the Arctic Circle from October through March.
—AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
Ah, but in the decades that Kernan spent meticulously researching this biography, a filmed version of the play was turned up, so admirers of Schuyler can now behold the young, frolicsome incarnations of him, O’Hara, and Freilicher, among others, in footage shot during two weeks in the Hamptons.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Rolls-Royce’s customizations and bespoke projects are truly something to behold.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
There’s no better place on the planet to behold the blazing light show than Norway, particularly above the Arctic Circle from October through March.
—AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
Ah, but in the decades that Kernan spent meticulously researching this biography, a filmed version of the play was turned up, so admirers of Schuyler can now behold the young, frolicsome incarnations of him, O’Hara, and Freilicher, among others, in footage shot during two weeks in the Hamptons.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for behold
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“Behold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behold. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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