carbuncle
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The long-running "Plook on the Plinth" Carbuncle Award for "the most dismal town in Scotland" has been scrapped following a backlash from its latest recipient.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Urban Realm magazine said Aberdeen had become the "poor relation" of Scotland's cities as it awarded the annual Plook on the Plinth Carbuncle award to the Granite City.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2015
The Carbuncle Cup, for the ugliest building of the year, was launched by Building Design magazine in 2006, "for crimes against architecture".
From The Guardian • May 21, 2013
One, Strata SE1, won the Carbuncle Cup for worst building of the year.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2013
With resolute bravado, however, he snatched them from his nose and fixed a bold stare full upon the ruddy blaze of the Great Carbuncle.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Vocabulary lists containing carbuncle
