Definition of eyesore
: something offensive to view the old factory has become an eyesore
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Examples of eyesore in a Sentence
The shack is a real eyesore.
the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore
Recent Examples of eyesore from the Web
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Political correctness has prevented those who see the area as an eyesore and defacing of government property from speaking out about it.
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If there isn't enough local private financial support for this eyesore it should be torn down.
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Neighbors complained that these buildings are eyesores and attract far more cars than the number of parking spaces provided, all of which degrades the area.
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Homes that once were eyesores with overgrown front lawns and appliances ripped from the walls soon sparked bidding wars among first-time buyers and young families who were eager to buy new digs in move-in condition.
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Last decade, the company redeveloped the old Greyhound Bus Station — an eyesore in the center of downtown — into a new Hilton Executive Tower and parking garage.
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Still, the problem periodically pops up, irking islanders and creating eyesores.
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When many of them stayed empty and became an embarrassing eyesore on TV, the Yankees slashed those prices in half.
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Every book, film, and real-life Dallas landmark and eyesore is examined, mentally photocopied, and rendered in Quake-o-vision.
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: something that looks ugly That empty building is an eyesore.
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