scandalous
Example Sentences
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Lawyers for the Fyssas family called the ruling "scandalous".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Based on the 2020 novel “Box Hill,” “Pillion” is often scandalous, but it also offers classic rom-com warm and fuzzy feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
The group's leader Hysni Gucati said the accusations levelled at the men were "scandalous".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
The reporters had also established that the so-called “after-action” report on the fire had been altered to downplay failures by the department and the city, all of which was scandalous enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
She remembered the way Terminus had called Athena that goddess, as if she were scandalous.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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