start from scratch
Example Sentences
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Then, she’ll start from scratch, asking what a patient is feeling and making clinical decisions from there.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
A major consumer-electronics company, or even a healthcare company, might find it cheaper and faster to take over Oura than to start from scratch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"If massive black holes already existed immediately after the bounce, the early Universe would not need to start from scratch when building the first galaxies," Gaztañaga said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
He was going to rip up the Wolverines’ roster and start from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
I just told them to start from scratch; if you write honestly, the hero will emerge.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
