unsightly
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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
It will host world leaders “without having to install a large and unsightly tent” outside, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Plans for a £20m health hub for Buxton, for instance, failed to get government funding in 2023, leaving the proposed site derelict and unsightly.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
After Stafford took over, the Rams led 14-9 with enough momentum to carry them to a stirring if fairly unsightly victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
And now, with new Lady 'Stache Off’s triple beauty action™, you can moisturize and self-tan while you rip that unsightly hair from every pore.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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