scandal

[ˈskændl]

Definition:
1. Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
2. A disgraceful event.

'scandal' example sentence:

1. There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.
2. He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
3. An exaggerated devotion is the scandal of our sex.
4. If word got out now, a scandal could be disastrous.
5. The scandal broke him.
6. In fact, a long epistolary scandal novel that she wrote in the mid-1680s sold quite well.
7. Scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.
8. The church will do anything to avoid scandal – and everyone knows it has deep pockets.
9. When the scandal broke, many people called for the president's impeachment.
10. There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
11. The scandal broke in May.
12. He made determined efforts to overcome the scandal.
13. I soon learnt about all the intrigues and scandals that went on in the little town.
14. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
15. A crime or scandal brings much notoriety to those involved in it.
16. The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.
17. The scandal was in the headlines for several days.
18. Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal.
19. The scandal rocked the government.
20. The scandal was hushed up in an effort to save face.
21. Investigators are looking at what they believe may be the largest money-laundering scandal in history.
22. He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal.
23. The stock market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.
24. The administration was tainted with scandal.
25. Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.
26. The company's financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal.
27. News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office.
28. Rumours of financial scandals have come bubbling back to the surface.
29. The committee members live in dread of anything that may cause a scandal.
30. Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace.
31. Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.
32. The French Interior Minister has intervened in a scandal over the role of a secret police force.
33. Recent financial scandals have necessitated changes in parliamentary procedures.
34. Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals.
35. He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal.
36. Political sex scandals are all grist to the mill of the tabloid newspapers.
37. The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.
38. The public scandal was a black mark against him.
39. The scandal may bring down the government.
40. The scandal surely signals the end of his political career.
41. The scandal will soon blow over.
42. He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal.
43. The party is struggling to win back voters who have been alienated by recent scandals.
44. Tabloid newspapers love to dig up scandal.
45. She emerged from the scandal with her reputation intact.
46. The country was rocked by a series of political scandals.
47. It is a scandal that such a large town has no orchestra.
48. The public have an insatiable appetite for scandal.
49. The press could scent a scandal.