unsightly

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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

The country is now embarking on an expensive building boom, sparking outrage at unsightly transmission towers and the potential harm to bats, dormice and other local wildlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

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

After Stafford took over, the Rams led 14-9 with enough momentum to carry them to a stirring if fairly unsightly victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 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