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itch

[ich] / ɪtʃ /






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If I err, and I do, my legs sometimes itch so fiercely they feel on fire and I break out in hives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

She wasn't able to watch the game in person, but has found other ways to scratch her O'Canada itch.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Perhaps that was the perfect way to sign off, but the Croke Park itch had to be scratched and while those gates seemed destined to remain locked, Taylor's status made it happen.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The itch to name isn’t only about organization and preservation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Sometimes I want to set off and find him so bad, my feet start to itch.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

It’s not just the lack of discovery, though that is critical, maybe because it scratches those deep primal hunter/gatherer itches.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

His first film in 12 years itches to confront today’s moral limits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In the park, a sunburned figure itches an arm cast; another slumps on a bench, picking at his eyes.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

The reader itches to learn more about the enormous figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

My hand itches toward a weapon, but I resist—I have to keep hold of the ropes so we don’t plummet to the desert floor.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Trent Mosley itched and itched, the discomfort of standing on the sideline — not his foot injury that held him out of action since Aug. 22 — weighing on the senior receiver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

He had 28-day-old sutures he contemplated removing himself because they itched so badly.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

Uncanny Keith had massive, muscular shoulders which prevented it from reaching the back of its own head, where the hair itched and chafed along its annoyingly upright spine.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022

My fingers practically itched as I waved my phone around searching for a signal.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022

It itched and never sealed quite right because it was the wrong size, but it was all Nailer had.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Most users who reported shedding also experienced other scalp symptoms, including itching, redness or flaking skin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Nearly every summer, Tove Lo finds herself itching for a change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

You’re doing it wrong if you experience persistent tightness, burning, itching or redness, said Gohara, the dermatologist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"It's been difficult. I've had to take a lot of antihistamines, which have made me quite drowsy. I've been waking up in the night itching," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Every time Mom brings her raspberry pie to a church reception, the back of my throat starts itching.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy


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