scandalize
verb (used with object)
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
had scandalized
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past perfectof scandalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Twelve-foot-high walls obscured the view of statues that had scandalized his neighbors.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
The scene, highly controversial in Galsworthy’s novel, had scandalized television audiences in 1967.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2012
His bright, raw contributions to the autumn salons of 1905 and ’06 had scandalized the public, to his satisfaction.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2010
Alexandra’s mad cleaving to Rasputin had scandalized Europe, and her potential for causing trouble in England during difficult times remained considerable.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010
To his amazement she pointed to her own reflection in the famous mirror the size of which had scandalized Thrums.
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
