He dismissed the margin notes as chicken scratches, but they held the clue that solved the mystery.

I had to scratch out the graffiti from the wall before repainting it.

The collegiate cycling team improved their tactical awareness after several scratch races last season.

She sells scratch wigs at the local market and offers styling tips to every buyer.

She clipped a scratch wig onto the crown of her head to add volume for her updo.

After his factory closed, he had to scratch a living doing odd jobs around town.

With two outs and the bases loaded, the batter managed a slow scratch hit that trickled past the third baseman and brought in the tying run.

The team managed only a couple of scratch hits against the ace pitcher, but they held on to win.

They said Sam Scratch was waiting by the crossroads at midnight, and no one who met him came back the same.

The typography exhibit included an original 18th-century pamphlet showing a rare scratch-comma.