beheld
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unbeheld adjective
Example Sentences
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I blinked more than a few times, hardly trusting what my eyes beheld before me.
From Literature
Very slowly, she opened them, whereupon she beheld an astonishing sight: Cassiopeia had all four limbs wrapped around the guard’s leg, with her teeth sunk into his trousers.
From Literature
Two wardrobe changes meant that we beheld three glittering gowns in all, beginning with the fluffy canary-yellow number she emerged in.
From Los Angeles Times
At 18, he was performing in the North Shields pub where he also worked when the guy who’s now his manager walked in and beheld a star in the making.
From Los Angeles Times
As a kid growing up with showbiz connections in New York City, Lenny Kravitz had already beheld some of music’s most thrilling live acts by the time he was 10 or 11.
From Los Angeles Times
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