without a scratch
Example Sentences
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He likens it to starting college with a new car and trying to go four years without a scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
He grabbed onto the black metal bars of the fence and heaved himself over, clearing the speared tips, 2.5 meters tall, without a scratch.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Instead, the tech start-ups and venture capitalists who unwisely entrusted cash to lousy bankers have escaped without a scratch.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
As they came ashore in a rocky inlet, my mate was ready to cop what he later described as "a serious cheese grater shredding" but they emerged from the water without a scratch.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2022
Remember the fight at Donelson was a bad one too, and both the boys come through without a scratch.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
