scandalize
Example Sentences
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There were people who just saw it as part of the war effort, and there were people who were really, really scandalized.
From Salon
It’s easy to adore the star in the mid-to-late 1950s when he’s young and svelte, scandalizing and delighting America with his wiggly hips, popularizing a new sound dubbed rock ‘n’ roll.
But those who spoke to The Wall Street Journal weren’t scandalized by the show’s existence.
It became a hit at the same time as it scandalized the country.
Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
