scratching
Example Sentences
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The result is widespread confusion that has coaches scratching their heads and urgently calling for clarity.
One young swan had tried to fly onto his shoulder, scratching at his skin with clawed, webbed feet.
From Literature
They’re in the hut right now, hunched over slips of paper, scratching away with colored pencils, rifling through German dictionaries.
From Literature
The comments left politicians around Los Angeles and California scratching their heads: what low-income housing project was the president referring to?
From Los Angeles Times
Mom was studying at our little desk, and the soft light and the sound of her pen scratching against the paper lulled me to sleep.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
