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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
her voice was scratchy from a cold
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Recent Examples of scratchy
Allergic reactions can include a scratchy throat, watery eyes, itchy skin, runny nose, and sneezing.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Hard water can also cause clothes to feel rough and scratchy against your skin.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Linen can sometimes lean scratchy and wrinkly, but the texture felt just right for wearing inside or outside the house.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
No one wants to cuddle up with a stiff or scratchy throw, so note pleasing patterns, textures, and colors.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Hard water can also cause clothes to feel rough and scratchy against your skin.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Linen can sometimes lean scratchy and wrinkly, but the texture felt just right for wearing inside or outside the house.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
No one wants to cuddle up with a stiff or scratchy throw, so note pleasing patterns, textures, and colors.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scratchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratchy
Adjective
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Grok 3: The wind howled through the jagged spires of the Frostfang Reaches, carrying a chill that bit deeper than any blade, and Ser Willem Cray felt its teeth in his bones.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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For the next hour or so, several of them will summit various routes along the cliff's steep, jagged face.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s never been a more irritating trio of possible playoff opponents than Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Dan Hayes.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Like nails on a chalkboard, whining—an irritating blend of talking and crying—has the ability to make almost any parent either lose their temper or cave.—
Debby Waldman,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even if some still lament his distinct hoarse voice and, at times, indifference to showmanship.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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What's Wrong with RFK Jr.'s Voice? Kennedy's voice has been a defining feature of his public appearances for more than a decade, characterized by a strained, hoarse, and tremulous quality.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The climate crisis is a big, thorny problem that demands nuance and thoughtful reflection.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The cases have raised thorny legal questions about jurisdiction as well as First Amendment rights to free speech, which extend to both citizens and noncitizens under the US Constitution.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the film takes place in a prison, where Henry’s gruff but philosophical cellmate, Gene (Shia LaBeouf), tries to teach him the ways of the world.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2025
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Fimmel digs into the more stereotypical gruff bounty hunter with relish, though the character itself is a western staple.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Tim Robinson, the former Saturday Night Live writer and performer who now co-stars with Paul Rudd in the prickly cringe comedy Friendship, is probably a genius.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
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That's far worse than his 7-point deficit in approval on handling immigration (as reported here), demonstrating that public sentiment is especially prickly when economic well-being is on the line.—
Ishai Melamede,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Scratchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratchy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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