scratchy
Example Sentences
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It opens with distorted drums and scratchy, warped synths before transforming, about a minute in, into a full-on cumbia track.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
But she was scratchy for 39 balls before being bowled by Ecclestone, alongside Kavisha Dilhari, as each batter tried and failed to put her under pressure by sweeping or taking her down the ground.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
The fourth album by Dublin's Fontaines DC sees the quintet take their scratchy, sinister sound and run it through a Technicolor filter.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
Bethell, who will become England's youngest captain when he leads an under-strength squad in Ireland later this month, looked scratchy and out of form against India, making six and five in his two innings.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
Pretty soon after that, everyone started falling asleep under scratchy blankets and musty-smelling pillows.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
