: 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 plans submitted by the president say that the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is an eyesore that has long been criticized and has fallen into disrepair since its completion.
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Two eyesores immediately leap at any sensible person with a soul.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Under pressure from neighborhood residents who called the property an eyesore, the City Council ordered the building’s demolition in November, over the objections of attorneys for CVS and an unnamed property owner whose identity has been obscured behind property records.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Two eyesores immediately leap at any sensible person with a soul.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Under pressure from neighborhood residents who called the property an eyesore, the City Council ordered the building’s demolition in November, over the objections of attorneys for CVS and an unnamed property owner whose identity has been obscured behind property records.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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