scratch
Example Sentences
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"People like convenience, ready-made meals and they'll buy a pizza which is on offer and not think 'oh we could do that from scratch'."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Which brings us back to Carlson, who understands that major publishers aren’t a censoring force to be circumvented, which is why he has partnered with Skyhorse rather than trying to build something entirely from scratch.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
I lived part of my teen years in Brasília, the capital built from scratch whose architecture and urban planning have drawn equal parts fascination and disdain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
One group of students is building a small airplane from scratch, which they say will be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I shook off my defeatist attitude and gave Fig a confident nod, followed by a scratch under his chin.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing scratch
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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