unsightly
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Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
As well as being unsightly, Derbyshire said that some types of litter - such as discarded vapes which include batteries - could pose a risk of "real damage" to cars.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
And while the Eagles rode the maneuver to a Super Bowl, the rest of the league found it so aggravating and unsightly that certain teams pushed unsuccessfully last year to ban it from the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
When they smiled, their teeth were stained an unsightly black.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Driven by a vain love of swift traffic, she assails your ear with an incessant din and your eye with the unsightliest railroad that human ingenuity has ever contrived.
From American Sketches 1908 by Charles Whibley
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