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not a pretty sight informal Not a pleasant spectacle or situation: the squid aren’t a pretty sight, but they taste tender and rich all directors grow up, and in this film the result is not a pretty sight...- Unfortunately, with the exception of the Aussies in their semi-final, running rugby has been confined to games in which one team is being pulverised, and that's not a pretty sight either.
- It's not a pretty sight on the town's streets to see lines of cigarette butts thrown all over the pavement.
- I now officially have a tan line half way down my upper arm since I was wearing a t-shirt with sleeves - not a pretty sight…
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