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

Scholars criticized the bowdlerisations of the classic novel, arguing they robbed it of its original voice.

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.

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

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

The editor threatened to Bowdlerise the memoir before it went to print, arguing that some anecdotes were too explicit for the magazine's audience.

The town council hired a notorious bowdleriser to sanitize the public library's classics.

The bowdlerisers insisted on removing every suggestive line from the classic play, claiming it would protect young audiences.