: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Everyone may like watching movies on a big screen, but a hulking panel is nothing but an eyesore when turned off.
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
Others complained about the encampment, with tarps and trash about, being an eyesore.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Last year, Duggan took the stage touting the city's accomplishments in front of hundreds inside the Michigan Central Depot, a structure that was once an eyesore and nearly up for demolition but has been restored to soon become one of Detroit's polished gems.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Cranes scattered across a city's skyline can be eyesores that distract from a city's beauty and can even pose as threats to construction workers and pedestrians.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
From sight-seeing spots in the capital city, the airport will no longer act as an eyesore—instead, travelers will be able to spot the vineyard hiding the terminal below, an emblem of the region’s vast wine history.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024
The red-brick building is somewhat notorious for being an eyesore and frequent source of neighborhood complaints.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Mario Tama / Getty Images Residents and workers appear divided over whether to consider the taggers' handiwork street art or an eyesore.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
But one person’s eyesore is another’s artistic statement, as The Times’ Gustavo Arellano explored in a recent column.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024
Others complained about the encampment, with tarps and trash about, being an eyesore.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Last year, Duggan took the stage touting the city's accomplishments in front of hundreds inside the Michigan Central Depot, a structure that was once an eyesore and nearly up for demolition but has been restored to soon become one of Detroit's polished gems.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Cranes scattered across a city's skyline can be eyesores that distract from a city's beauty and can even pose as threats to construction workers and pedestrians.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
From sight-seeing spots in the capital city, the airport will no longer act as an eyesore—instead, travelers will be able to spot the vineyard hiding the terminal below, an emblem of the region’s vast wine history.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024
The red-brick building is somewhat notorious for being an eyesore and frequent source of neighborhood complaints.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Mario Tama / Getty Images Residents and workers appear divided over whether to consider the taggers' handiwork street art or an eyesore.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
But one person’s eyesore is another’s artistic statement, as The Times’ Gustavo Arellano explored in a recent column.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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