: 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 eyesore property has become a visible metaphor for the city’s retail challenges and general setbacks plaguing the Green Line, the Midway and the once-promising University Avenue business corridor.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Too big can create an unwieldy eyesore.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps if they could be turned from an eyesore into a focal point, even the staunchest opponents could accept them.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Mendoni said new scaffolding will be put up in early November, though these structures will be less of an eyesore.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Too big can create an unwieldy eyesore.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps if they could be turned from an eyesore into a focal point, even the staunchest opponents could accept them.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Mendoni said new scaffolding will be put up in early November, though these structures will be less of an eyesore.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eyesore
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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