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

After the reveal of Miller’s name in the cryptogram, what are some of the other holy cow moments for you in the investigation? — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 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

Rhymes for holy cow

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