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unsightly - use in sentences
Modifying Another Word
- rather: Stockton Brook Top Lock No 9. The old stables have been turned into a house, with rather unsightly conservatories.
- very: Duck boards, raised platforms or similar are very unsightly.
- only: Abandoned cars and vehicles are not only unsightly, but can be dangerous.
- particularly: Full indents may also be specified when a part indent would be particularly unsightly or structurally questionable.
- quite: Erosion can also cause your teeth to appear quite unsightly.
- not: The biggest problem in the built up area where we live is to make it fox proof but not unsightly.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Apart from making the pond unsightly, algae can pose a threat to fish by robbing the water of oxygen at night.
Modifies a noun
- bulge: And the unsightly bulge of stubborn belly fat isn't the only problem.
- graffito: If you would like to report any unsightly graffiti on Council property please contact us.
- seam: Essence is available in 4m and 5m widths to help reduce wastage and avoid unsightly seams.
- stain: Avoid greasy hair lotions coming into contact with the leather as they can leave unsightly stains.
- mess: Wet cement is tamped down with old bits of wood and the result - an uneven, unsightly mess.
- litter: Remove unsightly litter on the way round the walk.
Used with adjective complement
- look: The vent for the tumble drier also looks unsightly!
- become: Otherwise, simply crop or remove leaves that have become unsightly.
- appear: Erosion can also cause your teeth to appear quite unsightly.
- avoid: Ironing away from the collar points will avoid unsightly creasing at the front of the collar.
- consider: It was not progressed because it was considered too unsightly in a conservation area and in the AONB.
- leave: Compared with conventional glass, the water also dries off very quickly without leaving unsightly " drying spots " .
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