How to Use scratch off in a Sentence
scratch off
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Have your partner scratch off a square to reveal a film from the IMDb top 100.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
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Kids can scratch off a small heart to reveal each joke’s punchline.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
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Share this poster with your partner and then scratch off one of the boxes to see what your next virtual movie night pick will be.
—Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2023
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To play, customers must scratch off material from the play area.
—Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
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The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
—Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
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But after nearly 120 years, a law against adultery — a misdemeanor in New York — could be scratched off the books.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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The 58-year-old winner from Kalamazoo County had his wife scratch off the ticket.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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The ticks cause the moose to itch and scratch off significant amounts of hair and cause substantial blood loss, which leaves the moose vulnerable to the cold.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
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Add them to your list of must-try Milwaukee moments to scratch off your summertime checklist.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
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This bucket list challenge has exciting dates that can be scratched off one at a time for 100 more fun times together.
—Cailey Lindberg, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
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Lottery proponents argue that the small scratch off tickets and Powerball tickets bring in a big-time funds.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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Stubborn marks may need a gentle abrasive that won't scratch off paint finishes.
—Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
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With 40 unique ideas, each date is a surprise waiting to be uncovered, just like scratching off a lotto ticket.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
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Motorists certainly can get cited for changing the color scheme of their plates – or scratching off the paint or using tape to change the appearance or a number or a letter.
—Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
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Tens of thousands of these ticks can latch onto a single moose, driving the ungulate to single-mindedly scratch off much of its coat to get rid of them, decreasing the moose’s foraging time.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
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Police recovered another gun from Jones' glove box, with the serial number scratched off, prosecutors said.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
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According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, portions of ticket sales from scratch off lottery tickets raise $2.5 million a day on average for education.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
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During the 2023 regular session, a procedural vote to establish a state lottery system and allow residents to buy scratch off tickets passed through the state legislature, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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