scandalously
Example Sentences
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In the past, private equity business tactics have been linked to scandalously bad care at some dental clinics that treated children from low-income families.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022
One is that a scandalously high percentage of Americans are “unbanked” — lacking access to bank savings and checking accounts and to bank credit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Risks: Burning bunker fuel and emitting huge amounts of greenhouse gases, discharging waste in port communities, interfering with marine life, scandalously low worker wages and tax evasion via “flags of convenience.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
The classic American heroine, Howland once wrote, breaks the rules and infuriates society out of a mixture of innocence and defiance; she’s often only vaguely aware of the conventions she so scandalously flouts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
The arrival of the new priest, scandalously young and bringing all the old ladies to mass several times a day.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
