blot on the landscape
Example Sentences
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He had described the proposed waste-to-energy incinerator as a "massive blot on the landscape", before recusing himself from the planning process.
From BBC • May 10, 2024
For many villagers, who moved to Ashalim for a flawless desert view, it was a considerable blot on the landscape.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022
“Such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape and a blight on investment portfolios.”
From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2022
But like Bastion itself, the detention facility Britain has erected within its walls has become a blot on the landscape.
From Time • May 30, 2013
Volney looked past the man with a wooden face that did not even recognize the fellow as a blot on the landscape.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart