scratch
Example Sentences
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They make everything except the motors on site, from scratch.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"When we scratch an itch, at some point we stop because there's a negative feedback signal that tells us we're satisfied," Gualdani explained.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
That moment that Matt stands up in court and says, “I am Daredevil,” that’s like the record scratch.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
AI models use a technique called KV cache to remember certain things so they don’t have to recompute everything from scratch every single time they run a query.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Clara bared her claws, but she couldn’t get a scratch on any of them.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing scratch
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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