insensitively sited
Frequency: 2.50.2 per million words
Used to describe a building or structure that has been placed in a location without proper consideration for its surroundings or impact.
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- The new apartment block was insensitively sited at the edge of the historic district.
- The new industrial complex was insensitively sited too close to residential areas.
- Critics argue the monument is insensitively sited in the natural park.
- The statue was insensitively sited, blocking the main entrance to the building.
- Many feel the wind turbines were insensitively sited, spoiling the scenic views.
- Critics argued that the wind turbines were insensitively sited and ruined the natural landscape.
- The architect was criticized for the insensitively sited commercial complex.
- The children's playground was insensitively sited next to a busy, noisy road.
- They regretted the decision to build the factory so insensitively sited near the residential area.
- Many felt the new housing development was insensitively sited on prime agricultural land.
- Local residents protested against the insensitively sited telecommunications mast.
- The company insensitively sited its factory in an area with high unemployment.
- The new road was insensitively sited, causing significant environmental damage.
- The advertisement was insensitively sited near a memorial park.
- Its insensitively sited position drew widespread condemnation.
- Local residents protested the insensitively sited chemical plant.
- Have they considered how insensitively sited the new development might appear?
- The decision to build the highway through the historic district was insensitively sited.
- The proposed building is insensitively sited and will obstruct the river view.
- The outdoor seating area was insensitively sited, exposed to harsh weather conditions.