carbuncle
Example Sentences
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The then Prince of Wales described a proposed extension of London's National Gallery as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend".
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
The plan, included a modern-looking curved glass courtyard, was, according to Charles, “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
He famously described an extension to London's National Gallery in 1984 as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend".
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2022
“The Baltimore justice system is a cesspool,” the McCanns wrote to Hogan, “a foul carbuncle benighting the people of Baltimore and Maryland.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2018
He stood there as if be were drying himself in the sun, with a wingspread of about eleven feet, a bright orange head and a magenta carbuncle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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