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
  • This is a good way to scratch the itch on your green thumb until spring can come again.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 28 Nov. 2020
  • While away from his band mates, Zeiler tried to scratch the itch, to no avail.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 5 Nov. 2021
  • And the South Texas beans are bound to scratch the itch those nachos left.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022
  • For bistro set traditionalists, this one should scratch the itch.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Guess that 392nd viewing of Best in Show will just have to scratch that itch.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Indie sleaze waves certainly scratch that itch for something altogether less polished.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Despite selling out arenas, and raking in millions, Logic had to scratch that itch for filmmaking.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 June 2025
  • Mountainhead will certainly scratch the itch for Succession fans.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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