scratchy
Example Sentences
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And after the tetchy, scratchy, emotional exchanges in the High Court, it's not something that you think he'll miss.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Meanwhile Nathan Johnson’s score of scratchy cellos and foreboding horns pairs well with a dramatic burst of organ music — one of many goofy-great jump scares goosed up by the editor Bob Ducsay.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The fourth album by Dublin's Fontaines DC sees the quintet take their scratchy, sinister sound and run it through a Technicolor filter.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
Bethell, who will become England's youngest captain when he leads an under-strength squad in Ireland later this month, looked scratchy and out of form against India, making six and five in his two innings.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
Scratchy sheets or no scratchy sheets, this was exactly the fresh start I’d been hoping for, and for a moment I forgot about the Cocoon and the ominous shadow it had cast over everything.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
