scandal sheet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scandal sheet
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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So does the prohibitive cost of printing mean that the mystery person backing the scandal sheet was definitely one of the ton’s richer residents?
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021
The most intriguing character on the series is a persona: the notorious and observant scandal sheet writer Lady Whistledown.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2020
“If it makes the scandal sheet, it’s a problem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2020
Had it continued in this vein, “Fade” might have offered a Spanish-accented Hollywood scandal sheet, an outside-insider look at how peak TV is made and marred.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2017
It's the smile from every single portrait, painting, newspaper, tattler, and scandal sheet.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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