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

That’s why the World Bank argues in its biannual Economic Update, published this week, that most African economies should adopt and adapt AI rather than build frontier models from scratch — an expensive use of limited resources. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Working with a dedicated core of energetic young believers, Jim and his wife, Tammy Faye, built PTL from scratch, demonstrating how religion could be fused with pop culture and entertainment to better connect with American Christians. — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Few institutions will want to build blockchain connectivity, wallet infrastructure, liquidity access, fiat conversion rails and multi-jurisdiction compliance controls from scratch. — Pratik Khowala, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Fusion developers could soon get standardized plasma diagnostic systems instead of building complex measurement hardware from scratch for every reactor. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 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