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Scratching
"Scratching" in a Sentence (16 examples)
The chickens were scratching for food on the ground.
The sociologist has a habit of scratching his back.
I can hear a cat scratching at the window.
He has the habit of scratching his head.
He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
Tom could hear the cat scratching the door.
I bought a new scratching post for my cat.
My cat loves scratching my waterbed.
Scratching his head, Tom asked, "Have you seen that paperwork that was on the desk, Mary? It's kind of important." "Oh, I threw that crap away last week, Tom," Mary replied offhandedly.
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We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.
It was early on the fifteenth day that I heard a curious familiar sequence of sounds in the kitchen, and, listening, identified it as the snuffing and scratching of a dog.
'Ugggghhhhh!' she made a face at the packet. 'Oink, oink!' Cosmo laughed, waving a scratching near her face.
We all had a portion of chips and one fish was shared between all of us. Sometimes the lady serving would give us a free bag of scratchings (the bits of batter).
The crispy bits of batter and small crispy chips that were left at the end of the night were given away to whoever needed them. If he could, Cesidio would throw in a free 'haddie' or a haggis with the scratchings, offering a helping hand discreetly, with no thanks asked for.
The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it.
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