scratched
Example Sentences
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“We haven’t even scratched the surface; infrastructure is a long, long tail. It takes a long time for regulatory approval for building and then obviously deploying.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
But on Monday, photos showed it had been damaged, external after vandals scratched it, leaving her name badly defaced.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But on Monday, vandals scratched the star, which was dedicated in 1984, leaving Parton's name badly defaced, with video on social media showing the damage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Whatever the intent, the scratched words are a hint of a lively world mostly hidden from our view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
To me, it looked as if you could have thrown a pumpkin straight down his throat and never scratched the peeling on one of his long teeth.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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