eyesore
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eyesore
Example Sentences
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Over half of it will be elevated -- a major concern for Alexandrians who fear the tree-lined track will be replaced by eyesore concrete stilts.
From Barron's
The long-running bankruptcy sale of downtown Los Angeles’ most spectacular eyesore drags on with no clear end in sight.
From Los Angeles Times
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.
From Los Angeles Times
But unlike San Francisco’s Coit Tower, “this one is an ugly eyesore.”
Not only is the waste an eyesore, it is also damaging to sheep grazing on the land as well as nesting birds and other wildlife, she said.
From BBC
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