scandalous

Example Sentences

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"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

Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.

From Los Angeles Times

They say the word “American” as if it’s scandalous.

From Literature

Taeko cannot wed before her older sister does; however, her scandalous conduct makes it harder for Yukiko to find a husband.

From The Wall Street Journal

It arrives on your table like a relic from another life—hand-labeled Tupperware, chipped floral plates, backyard block parties—but somehow manages to feel both nostalgic and slightly scandalous.

From Salon