was scratching
- past progressive of scratch.
Example Sentences
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Like his counterparts in Phoenix, dealer Matt Bowers was scratching his head earlier this year when he noticed Carvana’s Dallas store rocketing up the Stellantis sales charts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"I was scratching my head as to what this means because this pattern doesn't fit anything that we know about these systems," Pasham recalls.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
But it was scratching that became as important to hip-hop as the distortion pedal is to rock ’n’ roll — a mistake so profoundly transformative that it became an essential tool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
“To be honest, those couple of double bogeys really didn’t have too bad a shot in them. It’s not like I was scratching it out of the trees,” Smith said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Alex rolled his eyes, then grinned at his dog, who was scratching intently behind one ear, like nothing had happened.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
