scandal
Example Sentences
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Numerous states passed “blue sky laws” to suppress bucket shops, yet the biggest scandal was yet to come.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
She says she refuses to let the scandal define her son's legacy.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Greek police last year made dozens of non-political arrests over the scandal.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“When we’ve just begun our business here. And you bring such disgrace, such scandal to our name!”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.