from scratch

phrase

1

: from a point at which nothing has been done ahead of time

build a school system from scratch

2

: without using a prepared mixture of ingredients

bake a cake from scratch

Examples of from scratch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

This means that a student who uses Claude to rework a few clunky sentences in their prose is likely to raise the same detection flags as one who used the bot to write their entire essay from scratch. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Smaller platforms may not have the engineering teams or money needed to build advanced child-safety systems from scratch. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The low rates brought by dollarization, notes Hanke, would create an extensive credit market from scratch that would drive domestic business investment and fire the housing market. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for from scratch

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach
• catch