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

After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch. — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

While most of the Italian pastries come in from other sources and are baked on location, the Ricotta cookies are made from scratch, in house, with a recipe that Aunt Lu, Daniela Balzano’s aunt, has perfected. — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Optimus scaling challenge Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said scaling production of the Optimus humanoid robot will be the most difficult manufacturing challenge Tesla has ever faced, as nearly every component must be built from scratch. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

That creates continuity between education and employment, rather than forcing people to rebuild their credibility from scratch at every life stage. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for from scratch

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