: 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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Profile Weaknesses: Took a Q3 loss, six-game losing streak is an eyesore.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But where others see an eyesore, Amit Kumar saw an opportunity.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
An eyesore near City Hall dropped bricks so often that the city had to cordon off the street.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The reasons why typically rest on the unflattering look of it all: Brutalism is thought to be an eyesore, a relic of a different era far removed from our own.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But where others see an eyesore, Amit Kumar saw an opportunity.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
An eyesore near City Hall dropped bricks so often that the city had to cordon off the street.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The reasons why typically rest on the unflattering look of it all: Brutalism is thought to be an eyesore, a relic of a different era far removed from our own.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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