scandalize

Example Sentences

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Every minute is charged with tension, and one senses that scenes were shaped with the intent to scandalize rather than enlighten.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

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

Does Picasso scandalize the art world by painting a nude Niffler?

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018

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