holy Moses
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of holy Moses
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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What is it after all, my dear friend, but a spoiling of the Egyptians, as holy Moses did, when about to lead the children of Israel from bondage.
From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
Boy, I detest the Persian pomp; I hate those linden-bark devices; And as for roses, holy Moses!
From Echoes from the Sabine Farm by Field, Roswell Martin
This is the same great and flat valley in which the children of Israel waited during the days when holy Moses went up into the Mount of God....
From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)
"But, holy Moses, think of the millions it would take to stock this country."
From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod
Holy God of Abraham!" was his first exclamation, folding and elevating his wrinkled hands, but without raising his grey head from the pavement; "Oh, holy Moses!
From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir
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