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

In between are the workaday yarns of aspiring auteurs scratching out a living at the bottom rungs of the movie business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

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

The only sounds were the crackling of the fire and Ron scratching out one last paragraph on dementors using Hermione’s quill.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling