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 drama, in their view, is nothing less than a monstrous carbuncle on the face of British society.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
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
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
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
