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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee] / ʌnˈsaɪt li /


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It performed “immensely well,” Curic said, even in a blizzard and after his team asked Wayve to shift sensors from an unsightly roof rack to the wing mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 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At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.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

Apple has also reportedly done some serious engineering to reduce the unsightly crease down the middle—a longtime complaint with foldables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

He didn’t care about anything she did that was wrong or unsightly.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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