scratchy
Example Sentences
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During that broadcast she told viewers that her “voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
They were hunting for Tokyo Rose, the owner of a voice that sought to sap military morale by spreading propaganda through countless scratchy Allied radios.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Tammy Beaumont was again scratchy for 22 from 43 balls but Amy Jones found valuable form with her 56, before Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt set a platform with a fluent stand of 113.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Bethell was scratchy when he did return against India at The Oval but his flowing hands were back on show here.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
When Hazel woke up the next morning, she found the scratchy feeling had not gone away.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
