eyesore

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Over half of it will be elevated -- a major concern for Alexandrians who fear the tree-lined track will be replaced by eyesore concrete stilts.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Spending $8,000 to repave it does seem like a lot of money up front, but perhaps the reason your agent is pushing for this update is that it’s kind of an eyesore.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

“People are just upset about how much of an eyesore it is.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

I say: "We're not asking for money. We're not asking for anything but permission to remove an eyesore and transform a communal place. It would be an improvement."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan