unsightly
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Many residents of Fisher Island—the second-wealthiest ZIP Code in the U.S. and home to about 800 residences—were happy to remove the fuel depot, which they consider unsightly and environmentally unsafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
To wrap a basketball, for example, you’d need to crumple the paper in a horrible mess or cut many pieces and tape them together with unsightly overlaps.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 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At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.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
Plans for a £20m health hub for Buxton, for instance, failed to get government funding in 2023, leaving the proposed site derelict and unsightly.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
And Detective Webster strolled right in front of me, creating a burly barrier between my unsightly appearance and any passersby on the sidewalk to the bank.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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