How to Use a sight/wonder to behold in a Sentence

a sight/wonder to behold

noun phrase
  • Thick sheets of pelting droplets blur houses in the distance—a sight to behold.
    National Geographic, 29 May 2020
  • And her newest skater grunge and preppy schoolgirl mashup is truly a sight to behold.
    Seventeen, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Those very real places that Mossbergsson shows off are a sight to behold.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Witnessing the 2-year-old perched atop his horse with the ease of an old cowboy was a sight to behold.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • With war still raging in Ukraine, the country’s artistry is even more of a wonder to behold.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
  • When given the chance to play men rather than symbols, though, Jones was a wonder to behold.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The shocking hues of pinks, reds and greens are quite a sight to behold, but the story behind them surprised me even more.
    Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And the way McCaskill comes alive in this sequence is a wonder to behold.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
  • That's not the only reason why its decorations are a sight to behold.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Frank's rhythmic gymnastics routine near the end of the film, complete with a ribbon on a stick, is a sight to behold.
    Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The Norwegian fjords themselves are a sight to behold — and if they're paired with the northern lights, that's all the better!
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023
  • For a guy who often comes dressed mostly in muscles for his Friday presser, the elf outfit would be a sight to behold.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The root cause was inane, but the display of devoted camaraderie of the Lunchpail AC was a sight to behold.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh is a sight to behold, and the views of the city from its skybridge are unbelievable.
    Holly Johnson, ajc, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Rihanna's black-and-white origami Marchesa frock with laser cutout roses for the AMAs in 2009 was a sight to behold.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023

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