: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
The red-brick building is somewhat notorious for being an eyesore and frequent source of neighborhood complaints.
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Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Mario Tama / Getty Images Residents and workers appear divided over whether to consider the taggers' handiwork street art or an eyesore.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
But one person’s eyesore is another’s artistic statement, as The Times’ Gustavo Arellano explored in a recent column.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Others see them as a blight that destroys the landscape and turns it into an industrial eyesore.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Giant screens work well as focal points in a room or for hiding unsightly and unwanted eyesores.
—Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
Her shop, one of the oldest in the neighborhood, served as a time capsule of a bygone era as Navy Yard transformed from a run-down, industrial eyesore to one of the most modern and expensive parts of the District.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
Brown Deer Parks and Recreation Director Danielle Gross said the area had been an eyesore, and at first, the village solely planned to add a public restroom for accessibility off the Oak Leaf Trail.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
After all, there was a day not too long ago when the diaper bag was an eyesore.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024
Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Mario Tama / Getty Images Residents and workers appear divided over whether to consider the taggers' handiwork street art or an eyesore.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
But one person’s eyesore is another’s artistic statement, as The Times’ Gustavo Arellano explored in a recent column.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Others see them as a blight that destroys the landscape and turns it into an industrial eyesore.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Giant screens work well as focal points in a room or for hiding unsightly and unwanted eyesores.
—Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
Her shop, one of the oldest in the neighborhood, served as a time capsule of a bygone era as Navy Yard transformed from a run-down, industrial eyesore to one of the most modern and expensive parts of the District.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
Brown Deer Parks and Recreation Director Danielle Gross said the area had been an eyesore, and at first, the village solely planned to add a public restroom for accessibility off the Oak Leaf Trail.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
After all, there was a day not too long ago when the diaper bag was an eyesore.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesore. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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