Example Sentences

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"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

Since then two mushers have scratched, including the latest, Ryne Olson.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 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

While older TV viewers may have scratched their heads at the amount of skateboarding shown on the network, the first-time Olympic sport ranked as the fifth most popular among the streaming audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Then grouse feed on them too, finding them on bare and windswept ledges or following the antelope to feed where they have scratched away the snow.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson