scandalize

Example Sentences

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Public Image Ltd., also known as PiL, did not scandalize polite society in Britain as the Sex Pistols had with their haute-guttersnipe fashion sense, obscenity-laced television tirades and unceasing potshots at the queen.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022

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

Such a procedure should not scandalize anyone in our time.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019

A single song is no longer enough to scandalize Mom and Dad.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2016

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