: 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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Cities do that, advocates say, because officials fear encampments will be perceived as an eyesore for visitors.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
An old eyesore is gone, and no one will miss it.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Not only does topping a crape myrtle turn it into an eyesore, but these brutal pruning cuts can cause disease and decay to set into the wood.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
An old eyesore is gone, and no one will miss it.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Not only does topping a crape myrtle turn it into an eyesore, but these brutal pruning cuts can cause disease and decay to set into the wood.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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 12 Feb. 2026.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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