scratch
Example Sentences
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After treatment, the oral microbiome has to rebuild itself from scratch.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
"I'm starting from scratch with apprentices in this sector, unlike electricians where they have grounding at college for at least a year."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
She makes pho from scratch, and it’s better than any restaurant you could find.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
I’m here working from scratch, working my way up.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
But just like this deaf cat Sugar who fell nineteen stories and lived, without a scratch, I was starting to believe that Fig and I would survive this crummy silent cat killer.
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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