scandalize

It is a risky undertaking—one that will probably scandalize the purists—but it is also a profoundly literary one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

These events scandalize, yet “The Girl With the Needle” is most intriguing when it lingers in its disturbing fictions, which come to life with exceptional style.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

Their love story is the focus of “Bridgerton’s” first season, as narrated by Lady Whistledown, the anonymous author whose gossip columns scandalize 19th-century British high society.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021

Her final chapter titled “Wild Child” is a panorama of bad deeds, as if to scandalize her children while also freeing them from fear of failure or harsh judgment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2019

I think Jackson got it to scandalize me, since the red velvet cover was decidedly lurid, but it ended up being a very good story.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

An expression should never be banned for just being extremely offensive, regardless of whether it scandalizes a religious or any other type of cherished concept.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2022

Instead of treating them like the NFL’s beneficent owner-demigods, responsible for the league’s and players’ fortunes, college football instead ignores, scandalizes, and criminalizes any serious valuation of its athletes.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2020

Equally noteworthy are Georgia's "My Happy Family," a fine naturalistic examination of a 50-something woman whose desire to live alone scandalizes her patriarchal culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2017

A small smile engages his face as he recalls some long-ago provocation that today scandalizes no one.

From Time Magazine Archive

“But how asserts he I the toils of war “Evaded; joining late the fighting host, “Nor sees he scandalizes too the fame “Of great Pelides?

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard

Vaughters spoke from experience: He’s a former member of Lance Armstrong’s scandalized U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

That moment was his public debut, and it scandalized the people who heard it.

From Salon ● Jun. 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

But those who spoke to The Wall Street Journal weren’t scandalized by the show’s existence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

In spite of the fact that he was often be wildered and scandalized, he was still as infatuated as he had been that first Sabbath morning.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

One narrative was that Brooks was scandalizing the idea of “real” country music because he incorporated rock music into tracks like “Papa Loved Mama” and covered Aerosmith.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021

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

The neat, versatile, circular crew neckline—with none of this sad baggage—is simply the less scandalizing option.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2018

The idea amused Jo, who liked to do daring things, and was always scandalizing Meg by her queer performances.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott