chicken scratch

Example Sentences

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Typing, voice dictation technology or my usual chicken scratch would’ve done the job far faster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

People complain about misplaced correspondence but the true marvel is how much mail gets delivered promptly, a mind-boggling 472.1 million pieces every day, some addressed in indecipherable chicken scratch.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020

Her situation is less one in a million than it is one of many millions, a chicken scratch in an enormous global tally.

From Time • Jan. 22, 2016

Yet he seemed especially excited about a few basic-looking pieces of Senate stationary, marked with a few lines of chicken scratch, hanging in a frame near the door.

From MSNBC • Dec. 16, 2014

He hands me the notebook and a pen, and when I say, “That’s okay,” he tells me his handwriting is like chicken scratch and it’s up to me to keep the notes.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven