Example Sentences

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Fried dough has scratched guilty pleasure for millennia.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Later that day, I met a man named Mike, who has scratched out a living selling Cirque du Soleil tickets from a modest wooden stall underneath the colossal shadow of the Strip casinos.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

Mu has scratched from the 1,500, according to a social media post from U.S. fourth-place finisher Sinclaire Johnson, who wrote that because of the scratch she was given a world-championships berth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Junior hockey has scratched the itch for local die-hards, but just wait until the likes of Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin come to town.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2018

"He means that the little cat has scratched him," said Greta, "but bless the mite, he is pointing to the wrong hand."

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir