scandalized
- past participle of scandalize.
- past tense form of scandalize.
Example Sentences
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From the point that his “Nude Descending a Staircase” scandalized the American art world in 1913, Duchamp’s influence on modernism was undeniable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
There were people who just saw it as part of the war effort, and there were people who were really, really scandalized.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Although I haven’t been involved in AA in over a decade and openly write about my experience in the Program, I instinctively felt sort of scandalized by how blatant the personal “anonymity breaking” was.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
Mrs. Predmore didn’t even mention Grandpa and Miss Love, so likely Mama was all wrong about folks being scandalized.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
