eyesore
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fright, hideosity, horror, mess, monstrosity, sight
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Not only that, but this project is a huge, hideous eyesore. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Escondido planners approve six-story downtown apartment building," 28 Aug. 2019 Resident Jennifer Sekeres, whose husband, a doctor, spoke at the June 24 hearing and warned of potential carcinogens, called the dump an eyesore and urged council to pause before taking action. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Shaker council delays decision on country club rezoning for 2 new homes, dump remediation," 27 Aug. 2019 This eyesore of a trim looks like a peacock that has contracted alopecia. — SI.com, "50 Most Unforgettable Haircuts in World Football," 10 July 2019 But soon, this eyesore within the Happy Hills neighborhood of Mobile’s Africatown community will be torn down. — al.com, "At long last, Mobile looks to demolish long abandoned housing complex in Africatown," 13 June 2019 Ceiling fans may be the one home appliance that are still notorious for being eyesores. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "The 8 Best Ceiling Fans for Silent Yet Powerful Airflow," 19 Aug. 2019 As a result, several busy intersections and thoroughfares were left to run amok, these highly visible areas becoming unkempt eyesores as the grass grew thigh high. — Sherri Leimkuhler, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Sherri Leimkuhler: A row over the need to mow," 17 Aug. 2019 That eyesore was the front door of a university that is (a) that state’s largest employer, (b) one of the top research universities in the Southeast and (c) ranked the top young (50 years and under) university in the country for two years in a row. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Down goes the worst college football facility in the country, a former dentist office," 10 Aug. 2019 No one seems to know what will become of the place — or whether it’s art or an eyesore. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Crystal Cathedral, the original evangelical megachurch, has a conversion to Catholicism," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eyesore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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