Example Sentences

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"Just don't talk about it" was a solution to something uncomfortable or something that other people would find scandalizing.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

There’s no record of whether Bart actually put on the robe and ascot, but he and Liberty hit it off immediately and had puppies together, scandalizing upper-crust pet society.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2021

Did you have any hesitation about stepping into the role of a hallowed figure, or sense any resistance from believers to the scandalizing aspects of the series?

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2020

He and Bosland said the charges were aiding and abetting breaches of the suppression order by international media, breaching the suppression order, scandalizing the court and sub judice contempt.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2019

"He'd be a very good mule," Sarella observed coolly, considerably scandalizing Mariquita.

From Mariquita A Novel by Ayscough, John