from scratch
Example Sentences
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"If you were drawing up a country from scratch, a well-educated, well-resourced, not overpopulated country would be what you would want, right? So, I think Canada has all those things, all those features," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
In 2024, he stepped away from the company to start a new one from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Thankfully, you don’t have to start from scratch.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
A generation of Chinese consumers who can’t get excited about buying apartments or luxury goods is spending on emotional experiences and comfort objects, fueling a $15-billion collectible-toy industry almost from scratch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
You do not come by words like this easily; they cannot just be made up from scratch.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
