Used in a Sentence

scratches

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scratches.

Editorial note

Go diving with a Submariner and it will get scratches and dents and no one will be surprised.

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Quick take

(pathology) Synonym of pastern dermatitis.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(pathology) Synonym of pastern dermatitis.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scratches.

noun

(pathology) Synonym of pastern dermatitis.

Example sentences

1

Go diving with a Submariner and it will get scratches and dents and no one will be surprised.

2

Fell to the ground and luckily managed to escape with just a few scratches on my leg.

3

End result was some 4 scratches across the cheek on the left side but no permanent scarring.

4

There's also the occasional teeth-curling screech when a fingernail or little bit of hard matter in the chalk scratches the board.

5

The laptop looks sleek, but build quality is very flimsy with issues like paint-peeling, scratches, and malfunctioning hinges causing display to flicker/black-out.

6

Didn't really care what happened to it in terms of bumps, scratches, stone chips.

7

This article only scratches the surface on why the old worlds are abandoned.

8

I was joking about shaking one, but stacking two and shaking makes me uneasy because I am paranoid about scratches.

9

It's depth barely scratches what comes next, especially in the 4-5-6 books.

10

As for film historians, hopefully the digitized source will be available somewhere, so they can have the scratches and jitter, if they want them.

11

Foreboding music that plays as she scratches out the year: 1999.

12

Won't break (dropped mine on cement before and came back with just a few scratches and a small dent in the metal) and they're reasonably fast.

Quote examples

1

For what such a remix would probably sound like, check out Ruckus Roboticus (particularly his "Never Play with Scratches" album).

2

+1 for the Bieber reference, and chapeau for the "this only scratches the surface" when it's actually quite fleshed out.

3

I don't mean to play up the "pit bulls are tough" trope, but damn that's the only dog I've seen walk away from a 'coon with only a few scratches, no trip to the vet.

4

I do not object to the existence of Atom -- it scratches some people's itches, so that's fine -- but I do not buy "it's supposed to be a code editor" as enough of a justification for using it versus other text editors.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use scratches in a sentence?

Go diving with a Submariner and it will get scratches and dents and no one will be surprised.

What does scratches mean?

(pathology) Synonym of pastern dermatitis.

What part of speech is scratches?

scratches is commonly used as noun.