: something offensive to view
The old factory has become an eyesore.
Examples of eyesore in a Sentence
The shack is a real eyesore.
the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore
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The 10-foot-wide and nine-foot-tall building with a trellis on top was considered an eyesore by the planning board.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
If your bookshelves have turned into an eyesore, spend this day rethinking your decor.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Plus, the tree’s natural shape is more pleasing to the winter garden, whereas chopping it down to stumps can be an eyesore in the landscape.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
After an eyesore of a Sunday last week, the Week 9 slate delivered.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
If your bookshelves have turned into an eyesore, spend this day rethinking your decor.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Plus, the tree’s natural shape is more pleasing to the winter garden, whereas chopping it down to stumps can be an eyesore in the landscape.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
After an eyesore of a Sunday last week, the Week 9 slate delivered.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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