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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee] / ʌnˈsaɪt li /


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That unsightly 4-1 final score Monday night in Seattle cannot be blamed on a bad bounce or an isolated, unfortunate play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate May 18, 2026

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

At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.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

When pickled and eaten, these Murtlap growths promote resistance to curses and jinxes, though an overdose may cause unsightly purple ear hair.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Driven by a vain love of swift traffic, she assails your ear with an incessant din and your eye with the unsightliest railroad that human ingenuity has ever contrived.

From American Sketches 1908 by Charles Whibley




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