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And lo and behold, here are five incredible price drops on quality hardware, just for you.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 19 July 2024
And then Harry — lo and behold — walks through his own apartment door.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
As for Milkman, after 365 practice days, lo and behold, becoming bilingual is at last on the horizon for her.
—Aneesh Rai, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2024
So, suddenly Coronado had gone to all this work to become completely White and, lo and behold, here comes this federal housing project.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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“Lo and behold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo%20and%20behold. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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