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Examples of lo and behold in a Sentence
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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
But lo and behold, at the bus stop, Lopez spots a beautiful hummingbird in the rain.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
And lo and behold, as of Monday, that model thought New Hampshire was Haley’s best, and Trump’s second-worst, state in the entire country.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
So the door opens up for Damian when Bruce gets tricked into going to Nova Scotia, and then, lo and behold, these two criminals break in and crime is back.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
And lo and behold, new life was breathed into Allende, the visionary prophet of a new order.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Over the same 8-bar instrumental, each rapper first freestyled, then performed pre-written verses, and lo and behold, during the freestyles, certain brain regions not typically known to interact were observed working in tandem.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
But, lo and behold, the new group more than held its own and housed several would-be collegiate players.
—Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
And lo and behold, makes it to the plane with her vest no questions asked.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
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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 13 Jun. 2024.
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