scratch out
verb
scratched out; scratching out; scratches out
: to draw a line through (something that is written down)
I scratched out the mistake.
Examples of scratch out in a Sentence
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But the Blue Jays scratched out the winning run against Ben Casparius in the eighth.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Frequently Asked Questions The best products to use for removing scratches out of stainless steel safely is Bar Keepers Friend, a Scotch Brite pad, or fine-grit sandpaper.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
More often than not, his Fighting Irish figured out a way to scratch out the wins.
—Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
As her father was drunk too often to raise her himself, she was brought up by an aunt and uncle who barely scratched out a living as subsistence farmers.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Learn the best ways to get scratches out of laminate floors.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s because any time Booth is, say, smoking a cigarette, it is crudely scratched out onscreen — doubtless at once a nod to TV standards and a thumb to the nose at censors.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
The days of scratching out a living have long been over.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Frequently Asked Questions The best products to use for removing scratches out of stainless steel safely is Bar Keepers Friend, a Scotch Brite pad, or fine-grit sandpaper.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
More often than not, his Fighting Irish figured out a way to scratch out the wins.
—Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
As her father was drunk too often to raise her himself, she was brought up by an aunt and uncle who barely scratched out a living as subsistence farmers.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Learn the best ways to get scratches out of laminate floors.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s because any time Booth is, say, smoking a cigarette, it is crudely scratched out onscreen — doubtless at once a nod to TV standards and a thumb to the nose at censors.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
The days of scratching out a living have long been over.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Scratch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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