scandalous
Example Sentences
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"I think this is something that is, in many ways, quite scandalous."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The subterranean passage was part of Horsley Towers in Leatherhead, a grand mansion once lived in by Lovelace, also the only legitimate child of scandalous 19th Century poet Lord Byron.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
"They're trying to divert attention away from the scandalous state of public affairs," Noemi Kiss, a 28-year-old communications manager, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
During a panel this week for skincare brand Aveeno, artist-activist-author Copeland, 43, weighed in on the Oscar nominee’s scandalous aside, which sparked backlash from dancers, opera singers and others last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Nevertheless, a combination of tried-and-tested reporting techniques enabled me to extract enough nuggets of hard fact to string together the whole scandalous story.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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