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

a sight/wonder to behold

noun phrase
  • But to watch him rep after rep, even from afar, is a sight to behold.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Tyler Herro-Bam Adebayo pick-and-roll is a sight to behold and a thing of beauty.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Thick sheets of pelting droplets blur houses in the distance—a sight to behold.
    National Geographic, 29 May 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jessica Chastain is a sight to behold at the 2023 Tony Awards.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 June 2023
  • Once inside, the massive video board, which broke the world record for largest video display at the time it was built, is a sight to behold on its own.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Venetian Pool This fresh-water pool in the heart of the Gables was created from a coral rock quarry back in the 1920s and is a sight to behold.
    Priscilla Blossom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The ocean alone is a sight to behold, and the coastal sage scrub growing along the cliffs and trail add pops of greens, yellows and oranges to the otherwise blue scenery.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Either way, the video is a sight to behold—and a testament to the sheer power of brown bears, which are known to have one of the strongest bites on the planet.
    Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Always with a soft expression and even softer fur to match, Rhea is quite a sight to behold.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Her rooms were a sight to behold, as evidenced many times in the pages and on the cover of this magazine and others.
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Those very real places that Mossbergsson shows off are a sight to behold.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The backspin and carry before the baseball hits the Green Monster or lands on Lansdowne Street is a sight to behold.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • And her newest skater grunge and preppy schoolgirl mashup is truly a sight to behold.
    Seventeen, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The grandeur of the pyramids will always be a sight to behold, so naturally, 2023 is the perfect time for spinning the block one more time.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 8 Dec. 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
  • Also, his cute dog Instagram pics are a sight to behold.
    Savannah Walsh, ELLE, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The fat turkey was a sight to behold, when Hannah sent him up, stuffed, browned, and decorated.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Arike Ogunbowale experience can be a sight to behold.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 July 2022
  • While the track itself is a sight to behold, what really separates it from its peers is the fact that it’s housed inside the body of a replica Porsche 917.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • For those of us old enough to remember when Atlanta began its fight to be respected in hip-hop music, the number of artists was a sight to behold.
    Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Cleveland, Ohio Fifty feet in diameter with 144 rotor blades made of cedar, the U.S.’s first wind turbine was truly a sight to behold.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
  • Head-on, the sheer vintage-style dress is a sight to behold, with its delicate lace details and intricate beadwork.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The star power was a sight to behold, but Brown and the rest of the high-level recruits were intrigued to see the Buckeyes unveil their lethal offense and their new-look defense under Knowles.
    Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022

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