: 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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Gap blew past expectations for company-wide comparable sales, but its athleisure brand, Athleta, was an eyesore.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Whatever happens next, the once-grand space is now an eyesore on one of the most prestigious streets in the city center — one of many empty storefronts, some of which sit vacant for years, that have appeared as a result of soaring commercial and residential prices.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The 10-foot-wide and nine-foot-tall building with a trellis on top was considered an eyesore by the planning board.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
If your bookshelves have turned into an eyesore, spend this day rethinking your decor.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Whatever happens next, the once-grand space is now an eyesore on one of the most prestigious streets in the city center — one of many empty storefronts, some of which sit vacant for years, that have appeared as a result of soaring commercial and residential prices.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The 10-foot-wide and nine-foot-tall building with a trellis on top was considered an eyesore by the planning board.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
If your bookshelves have turned into an eyesore, spend this day rethinking your decor.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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