beauty is in the eye of the beholder
idiom
—used to say that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful
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Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps its true reflection is best illuminated within the essence of our being–radiating outward as a subtlety aesthetics alone struggle to convey but that humanity exudes intrinsically.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
The President calls this bill 'beautiful' — but if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then his vision for America is seriously blurred.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Golf courses are like beautiful ladies — the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then there's something—many things, really—for everyone to find beautiful in Texas.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
The clichés and the sayings about beauty are usually true, like how people say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps its true reflection is best illuminated within the essence of our being–radiating outward as a subtlety aesthetics alone struggle to convey but that humanity exudes intrinsically.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
The President calls this bill 'beautiful' — but if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then his vision for America is seriously blurred.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Golf courses are like beautiful ladies — the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then there's something—many things, really—for everyone to find beautiful in Texas.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
The clichés and the sayings about beauty are usually true, like how people say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20is%20in%20the%20eye%20of%20the%20beholder. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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