Example Sentences

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If you work in an adjacent vertical industry such as hyperscalers, an internet-facing company, you will be scratching your head saying, “I cannot believe this is how networks are managed today.”

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2022

Cardiff will be scratching their heads as to how they failed to progress, having led the 14 men by 12 points heading into the final 10 minutes at the Brentford Community Stadium.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2021

“I’m afraid that in six months your fellow journalists will be scratching their heads and asking, ‘Where did that money actually go?’

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2021

In the distance there will be scratching, and squeaking, and maybe a little bit of whimpering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2018

The villagers heard him, and thought, “There is a Jackal among the sugar-canes; he will be scratching holes in the ground and spoiling the roots of the plants.”

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.