have scratched
- present perfect of scratch.
Example Sentences
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We have learned so much about the animal kingdom since the onset of modern science, but as these new studies show, we may have scratched only the surface.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
"I don't think I have scratched the surface if anything. I have got a monkey off my back getting a world medal. Now I push on from here."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2022
Of the 49 mushers that started the race, eight have scratched.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
“We both have the vision of a common platform, where frankly we really have scratched the surface,” he said in an interview.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2021
Some of the glass from the lens must have scratched it, I thought.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
