How to Use eyesore in a Sentence

eyesore

noun
  • The shack is a real eyesore.
  • Don't let a clunky range hood be an eyesore in your kitchen.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The Ravens’ offense, meanwhile, was an eyesore for much of the night.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The living room's stone wall was an eyesore from day one.
    Lisa Mowry, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2021
  • Here, a large AC panel in the back wall was a major eyesore.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • They’ll get emptied and filled up by the public, and there will be no eyesore.
    Curbed, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Not all pet essentials have to be an eyesore around the home.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2021
  • None of these insects cause the plant much damage, despite the eyesore to us.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • But if the bulky eyesore in the corner of your grandpa's living room comes to mind, then think again.
    Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2022
  • My kitchen faucet is quite the eyesore in an otherwise quaint kitchen.
    Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The only downside is that the clunky panels can be an eyesore.
    Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The sleek stainless steel design won’t be an eyesore on your counter.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • Faucet-fed filters can be clunky eyesores, but not the Cypress.
    Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Doing so can avoid the eyesore of a brittle tree sitting at the end of your driveway for weeks on end.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • But was a team flag hanging from my railing an eyesore?
    The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • After this, who will want to make a movie with the director of such an unwieldy eyesore?
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
  • On top of its function, this fridge has a sleek design that keeps it from being an eyesore.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The rich loam inside began spilling out onto the white pebble pathways around the beds, an eyesore and a waste.
    Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • Gone are the days of appliances being an eyesore on countertops, and the Beast brand proves that.
    Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Unlike some bulky clip-on fans, this one has a sleek design that won’t be an eyesore in your bedroom.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Child playmats found in the general market are a bit of an eyesore.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • That woeful 11-30 road record for the Warriors is an eyesore and hard to ignore when mapping out the playoffs.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The pool clubhouse caught fire twice just feet away from her front door, most recently on June 12, and now sits charred, derelict, an eyesore.
    Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2021
  • The Sox have been an eyesore on defense lately, but still rank 11th in defensive runs saved with 19.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
  • While many doormats are a total eyesore for your front porch, shoppers say these mats look so nice around their homes.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
  • What neighbors may have considered an eyesore at one time has become a folk-art icon at The Beer Can House.
    Rebecca Treon, Chron, 20 Apr. 2022
  • For some, e-scooters for rent are an eyesore, liable to cause accidents on and off the sidewalk.
    Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Where some people might have seen an eyesore, Randy Murphy saw a blank canvas.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
  • The slide shifts the land so much that most utilities can’t be buried underground, so the city has installed an eyesore: an above-ground sewage line that runs along the side of the road.
    Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023

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