eyesores

plural of eyesore
as in messes
something unpleasant to look at the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore

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Recent Examples of eyesores Overnight, one of pet ownership’s most stubborn little eyesores had an architectural solution. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026 While some can look like eyesores in an otherwise handsome backyard, this one adds tons of charm. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Anything with a trellis attached to the back is a great way to hide taller outdoor eyesores or look for options on wheels. Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 June 2026 Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 Schools are taking parking lots and eyesores and developing them into districts where people live, work or play — ideally all three — beyond six or seven home games a year. Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Cover up any household eyesores using a tension rod and a curtain cut to size. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026 If the several buildings the report says Taxpayer 1 was delinquent on taxes included, say, a bar or ramshackle eyesores, that will look like something other than Stewart extending kindness to a stranger. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 Two eyesores immediately leap at any sensible person with a soul. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • Droves of shoppers just bought this over-door organizer that maximizes storage space without taking up a ton of room, and another lot of customers went after this lightweight cordless vacuum that doubles as a handheld for floor-to-ceiling messes.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Make sure to do this over the sink or outside to prevent messes!
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The horrors of uncertainty are translated into the language of manageable risk—risk that somebody, somewhere, has the responsibility and foresight to manage.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The company’s early decades were marked by the tumult and horrors of World War II, which also contributed to the company’s international expansion.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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