: 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 idea behind the public-private partnership between developers and the state was to transform the eyesore of rail yards and the fallow surrounding area around Fourth Ave., Atlantic Ave.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
However, nothing will change at College Park football-wise until a new football stadium is constructed and that 74-year-old eyesore of a stadium is demolished.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
The land had been an eyesore for years, group founder Laura Dakin told the board, and A Greater Northbrook wanted to do something with it.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
After the hotel shuttered, consecutive councils sought to tear it down as an eyesore and public health menace.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
However, nothing will change at College Park football-wise until a new football stadium is constructed and that 74-year-old eyesore of a stadium is demolished.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
The land had been an eyesore for years, group founder Laura Dakin told the board, and A Greater Northbrook wanted to do something with it.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
After the hotel shuttered, consecutive councils sought to tear it down as an eyesore and public health menace.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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