holy cow

phrase

informal

—used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement

Holy cow! That car almost ran into us!

Examples of holy cow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hey hey and holy cow — baseball was back at the Friendly Confines on Thursday as the Chicago Cubs took on the Washington Nationals in their home opener. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

After the reveal of Miller’s name in the cryptogram, what are some of the other holy cow moments for you in the investigation? — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026

But holy cow, look at the price on Prime Day—a whopping $200 off. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 11 July 2025

At Least Since Spring 2024 Earlier this year, there was a holy cow moment, when dairy cattle began getting infected. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

And for those people who want to stick around, holy cow people, Habitat [for Humanity]? — Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024

And then to be acknowledged, holy cow, by your peers, that this is writing that’s worthy of recognition? — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Rhymes for holy cow

• anyhow
• carabao
• disallow
• disavow
• allow
• avow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow