How to Use scratch the/that itch in a Sentence
scratch the/that itch
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One or all four of these new novels are sure to scratch that itch.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 June 2025
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This is a good way to scratch the itch on your green thumb until spring can come again.
—Adrienne So, Wired, 28 Nov. 2020
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While away from his band mates, Zeiler tried to scratch the itch, to no avail.
—Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 5 Nov. 2021
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And the South Texas beans are bound to scratch the itch those nachos left.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022
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For bistro set traditionalists, this one should scratch the itch.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
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Guess that 392nd viewing of Best in Show will just have to scratch that itch.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
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Gutekunst couldn’t help but scratch the itch to draft a fifth Georgia defender in the last five drafts.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Maybe the best solution if to go out one day and catch enough pike to scratch that itch, then go hunting for a monster muskie the next.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
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David actually was in a band in high school and has always played drums, and has always wanted to scratch that itch through the years.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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The best way to combat the urge is to invest in a product that can scratch the itch for you instead—metaphorically.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 30 Aug. 2024
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Summiting Mount Everest is on so many avid travelers’ must-do lists; join the fray and scratch that itch this month.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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The epic travelog features not one boat wreck but two, and enough sirens and seductive island-dwelling nymphs to scratch the itch for a little naughty stuff.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Indie sleaze waves certainly scratch that itch for something altogether less polished.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2023
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Despite selling out arenas, and raking in millions, Logic had to scratch that itch for filmmaking.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Mountainhead will certainly scratch the itch for Succession fans.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Given a trip to Italy isn't in the cards for most just yet, a hotel-quality home refresh may be in order to help scratch that itch in the meantime.
—Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2021
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The Brown Theatre is hosting a Taylor Swift tribute show this weekend that could scratch that itch.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2024
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While the elbow noodles are tender, the flavor is a little too different from the traditional version of the dish to scratch that itch.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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But all of these apps appear to be vying for the opportunity to scratch the itch users may feel for a news feed that isn’t Twitter — at least for as long as that itch lasts.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
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The dramas that once resided in the middle will head to streaming, or viewers will scratch that itch with television shows like Mare of Easttown.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 28 June 2021
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For the next 12 months, your appetite for learning and new experiences will balloon, and you might be blessed with more opportunities to scratch that itch.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024
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Perfume brands are seeking to capitalize on consumer tastes for sweetness but recognize that a different way to scratch that itch may be necessary.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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So if a user is really into, say, stories about a down-on-her-luck Black woman trying to make ends meet, the platform will have a range of shows or movies that scratch that itch.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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There are a lot of series that really scratch the itch that the consumer has for wanting to see something funny, but horror is just much more complicated to do on television.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2022
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Plus, as consumers increasingly look for locally grown and locally made food and drink, ciders with local fruit added can scratch that itch, according to Glaize.
—Beth Demmon, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
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To that end, Valhalla could scratch the itch of anyone looking for a great, engrossing RPG to hunker down with for dozens of hours.
—Britton Peele, Dallas News, 13 Nov. 2020
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The show truly captured the vibes of Stine’s books — just spooky and weird enough to scratch that itch for a young, burgeoning horror fan, but without anything scary enough to send a kid to therapy.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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Readers might dismiss this as a minor symptom, but the itch can be unbearable, and there are many reports of people doing terrible damage to themselves by trying to scratch the itch.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2021
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SolForge Fusion is distinct in offering online matchmaking, in part to scratch the itch of competitive play for some folks.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024
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Something to scratch that itch and satisfy your curiosities is Little Penguin Love Island.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
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