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

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

"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

I can’t leave the apartment again because Amá decided to ransack my room to make sure I didn’t have anything else that might be considered scandalous or immoral.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez