Example Sentences

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Many had scratched their assumed names off company badges to hide evidence that they were working under false identities.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Flowers had scratched and clawed at its tormentor to no avail.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022

Two months earlier, Rushing had scratched the side of a truck by bumping it into a barbecue unit at Roxhill Park, according to Baker’s deposition.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022

She had scratched off the 56 countries she has already visited.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2020

Someone had scratched a line across the side of his beloved Buick, a thin ugly gulch that ran across the door and toward the tail of the car.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama