carbuncle
Example Sentences
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Mr Venturi's design was chosen following the cancellation of a proposed extension to the National Gallery, famously derided as a "monstrous carbuncle" on Trafalgar Square by Prince Charles.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
The drama, in their view, is nothing less than a monstrous carbuncle on the face of British society.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
In the eccentricities column, he hates modern architecture, having described an addition to the National Gallery in London as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022
In 1984, he famously ridiculed a proposed extension to the National Gallery as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
He had a developing carbuncle on the back of his neck and the skin from the inside of an eggshell stretched over it to draw it to a head.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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