: 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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Changes in ownership groups, spiraling costs and the absence of the casino revenue that bolsters horse racing in other states eventually added up to an eyesore.
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Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 16 May 2025
City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
There's no need to resign yourself to having a large stone or concrete eyesore in your yard.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Without an affordable façade, the poor structural integrity of the marriage’s foundation becomes an eyesore.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 16 May 2025
City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
There's no need to resign yourself to having a large stone or concrete eyesore in your yard.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Without an affordable façade, the poor structural integrity of the marriage’s foundation becomes an eyesore.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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