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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee] / ʌnˈsaɪt li /


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And while the Eagles rode the maneuver to a Super Bowl, the rest of the league found it so aggravating and unsightly that certain teams pushed unsuccessfully last year to ban it from the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

To wrap a basketball, for example, you’d need to crumple the paper in a horrible mess or cut many pieces and tape them together with unsightly overlaps.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Mr Frémond says not only is this unsightly, it attracts foxes and rats and obstructs the pavement.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

But the rusted embroidery hoops left an unsightly orange ring on the linen that may have damaged my prospects for good.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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