scandalous
Example Sentences
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Teases Echevarria, “tonally the episode is a little bit different and it’s a little more scandalous but certainly contemporary.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
He launched a similar inquiry into Kellogg’s, suggesting it had deceptively marketed its cereals, as if it were some scandalous secret that Froot Loops contain food coloring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The group's leader Hysni Gucati said the accusations levelled at the men were "scandalous".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
"I am totally on my own now. This is beyond scandalous and nobody can do anything. I cannot believe what this is all coming to."
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
He encountered members of the old Al Spencer Gang and the former head of the Veterans Bureau, who had committed bribery during the scandalous Harding administration.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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