scandalize

Their love story is the focus of “Bridgerton’s” first season, as narrated by Lady Whistledown, the anonymous author whose gossip columns scandalize 19th-century British high society.

One narrative was that Brooks was scandalizing the idea of “real” country music because he incorporated rock music into tracks like “Papa Loved Mama” and covered Aerosmith.

And if thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee.

They had learned to play there like two well-brought-up children, in pantomime, so as not to scandalize pious countryfolk.

To propose to bury a dog in the historic churchyard would scandalize the city.

Yet I cannot believe, but the meanness of my habit must needs scandalize you.

If she stayed another moment she knew she should inevitably say something that would scandalize Madeleine.