: 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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Perhaps if they could be turned from an eyesore into a focal point, even the staunchest opponents could accept them.
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Years of hot sunshine, winds and rain steadily shredded the tarp, transforming the old church into one of San Jose’s worst eyesores.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Mendoni said new scaffolding will be put up in early November, though these structures will be less of an eyesore.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Granted, the 6-foot-4 UCLA product can be an eyesore late in games and is not much of a defender, but he's still got a heck of a first step, is a solid distributor and an excellent rebounder for his position.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Years of hot sunshine, winds and rain steadily shredded the tarp, transforming the old church into one of San Jose’s worst eyesores.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Mendoni said new scaffolding will be put up in early November, though these structures will be less of an eyesore.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Granted, the 6-foot-4 UCLA product can be an eyesore late in games and is not much of a defender, but he's still got a heck of a first step, is a solid distributor and an excellent rebounder for his position.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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eyesore
noun
eye·sore
ˈī-ˌsōr 
-ˌsȯr
: something displeasing to the sight
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