eyesore

They hoped it would rid them of what they consider both an eyesore and an environmental hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Once a neighbourhood eyesore, Heuermann's childhood home now draws the media and true crime obsessives.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

The long-running bankruptcy sale of downtown Los Angeles’ most spectacular eyesore drags on with no clear end in sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

The community -- which has long caught the eye of writers, travellers and NGOs but is seen as an eyesore by the government -- faced similar demolitions in 2005 and 2012.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Here is my palindrome poem on the subject: Eros, eyesore.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Marlyn Castner, 71, who moved down from Portage, Mich., and bought a condo in 2022, said she considers such sights eyesores, along with recreational vehicles parked in yards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

He spoke glowingly about his father’s early years as a Manhattan developer, his work turning eyesores into thriving skyscrapers, and the “vision he had to do things differently.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

He described his father, who was not present in court, as someone who was on the leading edge of creating value in properties and could turn "eyesores" into "jewels".

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023

But that doesn’t help the problem of toxic metals from this crap which scientists say are now polluting our upper atmosphere, nor the light pollution these eyesores create.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2023

Now the eyesores of the squalid town were hidden from critical sight, and the alluring softness and mystery of an ancient Spanish city made one forget the almost unforgetable.

From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.