without a scratch
idiom
: without getting hurt : without any injuries
He escaped the fire without a scratch.
Examples of without a scratch in a Sentence
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Dad told Leadon that a guitar in that case could fall onto an airplane tarmac without a scratch.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Just outside a quiet Philadelphia suburb, a security guard (Bruce Willis) walks away from a catastrophic train crash without a scratch, which draws the obsessive interest of an enigmatic, flamboyantly disgruntled comic book dealer (Samuel L. Jackson).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Colorado has had some impressive hailstorms since the system was installed, but the panels came through without a scratch.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
Later that evening, Conrad and Maeve have made it through the day without a scratch.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Another reported the shed even survived a big hailstorm without a scratch.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
There is a tremendous amount of spectacular fighting, often including flying; fist fights bring down entire buildings while leaving the combatants without a scratch.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Somehow America and the international community survived without a scratch.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Just outside a quiet Philadelphia suburb, a security guard (Bruce Willis) walks away from a catastrophic train crash without a scratch, which draws the obsessive interest of an enigmatic, flamboyantly disgruntled comic book dealer (Samuel L. Jackson).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Colorado has had some impressive hailstorms since the system was installed, but the panels came through without a scratch.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
Later that evening, Conrad and Maeve have made it through the day without a scratch.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Another reported the shed even survived a big hailstorm without a scratch.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
There is a tremendous amount of spectacular fighting, often including flying; fist fights bring down entire buildings while leaving the combatants without a scratch.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Somehow America and the international community survived without a scratch.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Without a scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20scratch. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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