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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
For every high-quality pair, there’s a dozen more with flimsy fasteners, scratchy fabric, and a poor fit.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 July 2025
Say goodbye to the scratchy feel and five o’clock shadow.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 June 2025
This one attaches easily to your carry-on and spares you from those scratchy airline blankets.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
For example, dry air, smoking, or exposure to secondhand smoke often lead to a scratchy throat and hoarseness.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 July 2025
Say goodbye to the scratchy feel and five o’clock shadow.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 June 2025
This one attaches easily to your carry-on and spares you from those scratchy airline blankets.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
For example, dry air, smoking, or exposure to secondhand smoke often lead to a scratchy throat and hoarseness.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scratchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratchy
Adjective
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The vastness of the canyon, with its jagged edges and rushing rivers.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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Major stock indexes continued their jagged descent downward in morning trading Tuesday after tumbling Monday.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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For most of his first 10 songs, Costello’s singing was ragged and hoarse.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Screamed himself hoarse and still tried calling for his brother.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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However, women's health tech and privacy is a thorny issue.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Audiences can often sense the corporate overlords’ gruff hands pushing these previously distinct programs together.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 July 2025
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Their gruff cheers mismatched the high-pitched hum of the buggies.—
William Liang,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Head coach Sean Payton was predictably prickly about any notion of contract discussions.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
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In response to this ambition, a countermovement has arisen, a prickly resistance to the idea of removing creativity from human hands.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Now, at only 23 years old, he's gone viral for his warm, husky voice and his Noah Kahan meets Zach Bryan country-folk sound.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The 2006 adventure film revolves around a team of husky sled dogs struggling to survive in Antarctica after a devastating snowstorm—and Ilardi quickly realized that Atlas was paying attention.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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“Scratchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratchy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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