Example Sentences

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Fitzgerald has been scratching for an edge his entire life.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2015

Jane Fonda made one right after she divorced Ted Turner and has been scratching things off it ever since.

From Slate • May 29, 2012

Mrs. Charles Henry, for example, has been scratching out a modest living growing vegetables on her 40-acre farm in Cranston, R.I., for more than 30 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bryce has been scratching at the old sticker from school that’s stuck to his shirt, but he stops and looks at me.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Ever since Philip's return he has been scratching himself in the most annoying manner.

From Mothering on Perilous by Furman, Lucy S.