How to Use "Scratch" with Example Sentences

scratch (n): a line or mark on the surface of something

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Used with adjectives:

"There was a long scratch on the side of the car."
(long, big, deep, noticeable, unsightly, new)

"The boy came in with a huge scratch on his face."
(huge, deep, bad, nasty, ugly)

Used with verbs:

"She had a scratch on her arm."
(had, got, received)

"It left a scratch in the hardwood floor."
(left, made, created, put)

Used with nouns:

"He noticed the scratch mark on the glass."
(mark)

Used with prepositions:

"The car was left without a scratch."
(without, with)

scratch (v): to rub your skin with your fingernails to stop an itch; to create a mark on the surface of something

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Used with adverbs:

"The table had been badly scratched."
(badly, horribly, lightly, deeply, mildly, slightly)

Used with prepositions:

"He scratched at his beard because it itched."
(at)

"I scratched my arm on a rose bush."
(on)

"The cat scratched her leg with its claws."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"The dog scratched at its wounds."
(dog, cat, chicken)

"The boy scratched his chin."
(chin, back, head, nose, arm, leg, chest, itch)