eyesore
Example Sentences
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Seated on a bench facing the lake, he called the fence “an eyesore and a monument to that ugly period.”
From Los Angeles Times
Originally meant to be the garden of the local police station, it had become an overgrown, toxic eyesore with a decade’s waste festering in the heat.
From The Guardian
Months later, despite promises by the government to repair the damage, the site is regarded as an eyesore to the famously proud locals.
From Los Angeles Times
Years ago, after a 3-13 eyesore of a season, a longtime staffer to Snyder told me: “Any man who treats people as badly as that man treats people has karma coming to him.”
From Washington Post
The offense has been a total eyesore, scoring just 3 points in the first half against the Falcons.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.