scratch
Example Sentences
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Her oldest daughter is in transitional kindergarten and out of day care, meaning that Quintanilla had to start from scratch on the waitlist.
From Los Angeles Times
“And I think in many aspects we’ve only scratched the surface of what we can do today.”
There are stretches of life that invite experimentation, when the kitchen feels like a place to play: new recipes, unfamiliar flavors, the pleasant friction of learning something from scratch.
From Salon
No pop artist has ever survived haters, handlers and hangers-on without a scratch.
From Los Angeles Times
Many decades later, creating meals from scratch – not because I have to, but because I want to – is a cherished avocation.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
