without a scratch
Example Sentences
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He likens it to starting college with a new car and trying to go four years without a scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Whatever you may think about the decision, in the event Biden got in and out of the country without a scratch.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023
Yet police officers, acting on a tip, apprehended him at a traffic stop without incident and without a scratch.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
Jackson is glad to be heading into the season without a scratch, although he chuckled and smiled at McVay’s assertion that he’s the same player as he was in Washington.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021
Remember the fight at Donelson was a bad one too, and both the boys come through without a scratch.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
