Editors sometimes bowdlerise classic novels to make them suitable for younger readers.

The editor bowdlerises the classic novel to make it suitable for younger readers.

The nineteenth-century editor bowdlerised several of Shakespeare's plays to suit the sensibilities of Victorian audiences.

The director bowdlerized the original script, removing several controversial scenes.

The bowdlerized edition of the novel lost much of its original wit and social criticism.

The publisher refused to bowdlerize the novel, arguing that altering the author's language would betray the original intent.

The editor was criticized for bowdlerizing the novel to make it more acceptable to conservative readers.

Scholars criticized the bowdlerisation of the classic novel, arguing that essential themes were lost.

Scholars were alarmed by the editor bowdlerising the text to make it more palatable for modern audiences.

Her bowdacious confidence lit up the room, a charming mistake that revealed she meant to be bodacious all along.