scratch out
Example Sentences
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Meisner had a rough first act: he was born in Nebraska, to sharecroppers, married at 14, and dropped out of school to scratch out a few dollars on the Midwest bar circuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
She’s seen judicial officers write, “Not allowed under Flannery” in the weapons surrender section within the protection order, while some courts scratch out the section completely, she said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023
“For us to be able to scratch out two out of three against them is big for us,” Robertson said.
From Washington Times • May 18, 2023
He became the fifth horse to scratch out of the race.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
The word code, I wrote before, comes from caudex—the pith of the tree that was used to scratch out early manuscripts.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
