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

I would exercise my First Amendment right to free speech—but in the old-fashioned way: by scratching out pamphlets with a quill pen and handing them out on the street.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

“We call it scratching out a line,” McNeill said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

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

“Everyone else gets to carve theirs,” I said, pointing to all the other kids who were busy scratching out big evil eyes and teeth with their unsharp baby knives.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos