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noun

scandal

CEFR B2

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

In a sentence

Six example sentences with scandal, each labelled with its topic.

  • The court thrived on scandal, and a whispered rumor about a duchess could empty her drawing room overnight.

    History

  • Researchers ask why scandal spreads faster than praise, and find that shared disapproval binds a group together quickly.

    Psychology

  • Sports pages abandoned the playoffs for scandal, retelling rumors about the coach's divorce on the front page all week.

    Basketball

  • Austen's villages run on scandal, and a single broken engagement keeps every drawing room talking for three chapters.

    Literature

  • The studio hushed every scandal about its stars, paying reporters to lose their notes before the gossip reached print.

    Movies

  • Tabloids feasted on scandal about the singer's marriage, and the tour sold out anyway.

    Music

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