scratch out
phrasal verb
scratched out; scratching out; scratches out
: to draw a line through (something that is written down)
I scratched out the mistake.
Examples of scratch out in a Sentence
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Atlanta scratched out a run on its second sacrifice fly of the game in the sixth, this one by Orlando Arcia.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Locked in a tie game at UC San Diego’s Triton Ballpark, Imperial High School made two critical mistakes — an error on a pickoff play and a passed ball — and University City scratched out a 2-1 win over the Tigers in Saturday’s CIF San Diego Section Division 4 title game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
But then things started to change when the favorite, Muth, the horse who beat Mystik Dan in the Arkansas Derby, scratched out of the race because of a fever.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Smith turned in another masterful six-inning appearance and the University of Arkansas scratched out 2-1 win over the No. 21 Gamecocks before a crowd of 8,242 at Founders Park in Columbia, S.C.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The series starred a square-jawed James Garner as Jim Rockford, who spent a couple of years in San Quentin (falsely accused) then scratched out a living cracking cases for $200 per day plus expenses.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Remy Avon, the lead prosecutor for the investigation, said authorities are not scratching out murder, kidnapping or an accident as possible reasons for Émile's death, according to the Independent.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The Orioles scratched out three runs against Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha and later won 6-4 on a walk-off two-run homer by second baseman Jordan Westburg.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Savvier fences thoroughly clean the goods by removing labels, scratching out serial numbers and changing expiration dates.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Locked in a tie game at UC San Diego’s Triton Ballpark, Imperial High School made two critical mistakes — an error on a pickoff play and a passed ball — and University City scratched out a 2-1 win over the Tigers in Saturday’s CIF San Diego Section Division 4 title game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
But then things started to change when the favorite, Muth, the horse who beat Mystik Dan in the Arkansas Derby, scratched out of the race because of a fever.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Smith turned in another masterful six-inning appearance and the University of Arkansas scratched out 2-1 win over the No. 21 Gamecocks before a crowd of 8,242 at Founders Park in Columbia, S.C.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The series starred a square-jawed James Garner as Jim Rockford, who spent a couple of years in San Quentin (falsely accused) then scratched out a living cracking cases for $200 per day plus expenses.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Remy Avon, the lead prosecutor for the investigation, said authorities are not scratching out murder, kidnapping or an accident as possible reasons for Émile's death, according to the Independent.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The Orioles scratched out three runs against Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha and later won 6-4 on a walk-off two-run homer by second baseman Jordan Westburg.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Savvier fences thoroughly clean the goods by removing labels, scratching out serial numbers and changing expiration dates.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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