scandalously

Example Sentences

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When we’re formulating policies for children as a whole rather than coddling our own little angels, we fall scandalously short.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

In the past, private equity business tactics have been linked to scandalously bad care at some dental clinics that treated children from low-income families.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022

One is that a scandalously high percentage of Americans are “unbanked” — lacking access to bank savings and checking accounts and to bank credit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The classic American heroine, Howland once wrote, breaks the rules and infuriates society out of a mixture of innocence and defiance; she’s often only vaguely aware of the conventions she so scandalously flouts.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021

The arrival of the new priest, scandalously young and bringing all the old ladies to mass several times a day.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman