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
Only the Russian billionaires end the film without a scratch — or bruise, broken nose or busted SUV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
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
“I was flying much too close to your building in any case, and I survived the crash without a scratch, now didn’t I?”
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
