Explore Scratch through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scrape or rub. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scratch in a sentence
Related words
Scratch meaning
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
Synonyms of Scratch
Using Scratch
- The main meaning on this page is: To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc. | To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching. | To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- Useful related words include: scrape, rub, cancel, imprint.
- Possible Dutch translations are: krassen, krabben.
- In the example corpus, scratch often appears in combinations such as: from scratch, to scratch, scratch and.
Context around Scratch
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scratch
- In this selection, "scratch" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using, approach, willconvince, yours, card and building stand out and add context to how "scratch" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include i ll scratch yours and at the scratch and phoned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scratch" sits close to words such as certification, hammer and incorporate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scratch
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And try not to scratch, which can lead to infection. (10 words)
Mfeketo and Zuma: You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours? (11 words)
And we also kind of scratch our heads somehow a little bit. (12 words)
There are a few ways the party can approach Scratch, but either by speaking to him using or passing a skill check willconvince Scratch to follow the party’s scent back to camp. (33 words)
The hardness of a material is measured against the scale by finding the hardest material that the given material can scratch, and/or the softest material that can scratch the given material. (32 words)
And that can only be approached in exactly the same way that I’d approach characters we are making up from scratch and situations we are evolving from scratch. (29 words)
Straight away I went to look at the scratch and phoned them back and said 'you're not telling me that is a scratch? (24 words)
Mfeketo and Zuma: You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours? (11 words)
Sounds like the flexing vote was a case of you scratch my back & I’ll scratch yours! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Building from scratch: Building from scratch gives you complete control over the design and layout of your home.
Sounds like the flexing vote was a case of you scratch my back & I’ll scratch yours!
There are a few ways the party can approach Scratch, but either by speaking to him using or passing a skill check willconvince Scratch to follow the party’s scent back to camp.
Lucky Scratch Card Winner - Two friends won €500,000 from a scratch card game, after buying the winning ticket at a local tobacco shop in Nice.
Straight away I went to look at the scratch and phoned them back and said 'you're not telling me that is a scratch?
All public employee unions contracts are negotiated behind closed doors with “scratch my back & I’ll scratch yours”:politicians.
I know that won’t happen due to payoffs and the old “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” policy.
Teaching coding using Scratch: openSAP also offers this free course for teachers eager to learn the skills they need to teach coding to young people using Scratch.
And that can only be approached in exactly the same way that I’d approach characters we are making up from scratch and situations we are evolving from scratch.
In the video, the YouTuber has put the iPhone XR Orange colour variant through a series of tests including scratch, bend, burn and camera lens scratch test.
Mfeketo and Zuma: You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours?
The hardness of a material is measured against the scale by finding the hardest material that the given material can scratch, and/or the softest material that can scratch the given material.
After a brief anticlimactic skirmish, The Fantastic Four is puzzled, with Scratch claiming that in juggling them around in the air a bit he’s won.
All of his cooking skills and knowledge have come from his upbringing and being around family, who were always working with ingredients from scratch.
And perhaps a chance for Sexton to scratch off another name before he stares down the oldest enemy next weekend when Steve Borthwick’s England arrive in Dublin.
And sure enough, as a vegan, my son developed a new interest in gardening and in cooking from scratch.
And though these structures are unlikely to be rebuilt from scratch, they do have to be relicensed.
And try not to scratch, which can lead to infection.
And we also kind of scratch our heads somehow a little bit.
Andy Mounsey established his three-acre vineyard in Lampeter Vale, Pembrokeshire, with his wife Fiona and their son, Ryan, from scratch.
Common combinations with scratch
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- from scratch 85×
- to scratch 23×
- scratch and 12×
- scratch the 10×
- healthy scratch 8×
- scratch my 6×
- the scratch 6×
- scratch that 6×
- late scratch 5×
- and scratch 5×