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Example Sentences
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My fingers itched to take the three little berries, but I hesitated.
From Literature
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The crying kits would have worked better for an itch, but Clare didn’t bother saying it.
From Literature
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"My skin was hot, so inflamed and red. It began to crack and ooze, and the itch was bone deep. It consumed my whole body, and then it began to consume my whole life."
From BBC
After a newsworthy mishap, his agent advises him to lie low, which is impossible for him to do; there is no itch he won’t scratch, and no good advice he’ll actually follow.
From Los Angeles Times
For Manchester City's players, it probably presents a different problem in that they will be itching to keep their momentum going.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.