scratching out

Example Sentences

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Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“My future life would flow out of this crucial choice because, once I had this precious instrument in my hands, I started scratching out three chords over which I sang snatches of my own melodies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

If you go to the main Hamburg train station, then you’ll see a lot of those people scratching out their existence.

From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2023

For decades, federal law has forbidden gun owners from scratching out the serial numbers that manufacturers are legally required to place on firearms.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2022

He was busy scratching out some kind of essay.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon