unscratched
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Swans have just battered Nottingham Forest, whose 62-year itch in this competition remains unscratched.
From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2021
“Scotty” the documentary, entertaining as it is, leaves its hero’s surface mostly unscratched.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2018
The clasps and the corners were bright golden brass, polished and unscratched.
From The Verge • Mar. 25, 2018
Friends who got fresh haircuts only to have their heads covered by shined, unscratched helmets.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2017
The handcuffs clipped to his belt were as shiny and unscratched as the day he joined the force, almost two years earlier.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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