How to Use scratchy in a Sentence

scratchy

adjective

• He is sick with a scratchy throat.
• The costume is made from scratchy material.
• Polyester blends hold up the best in the wash, and against stains, but can be scratchy and sweaty.
  — Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
• Calvin has kind of a scratchy voice and a Bronx accent.
  — Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2019
• Have had a scratchy throat and tacky breathing for a few days.
  — Eliza Fawcett, courant.com, 21 Sep. 2020
• Others are thick and scratchy and just don’t look good.
  — Rahaf Khatib, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
• Out went the scratchy plants, with the aid of a burly ex-convict who liked to work in gardens.
  — Leslie Eaton, idahostatesman, 10 Jan. 2018
• His scratchy throat had progressed to a dry cough, headache, joint pain and fever.
  — Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• Hours after the scratchy throat appeared, a fever set in.
  — Torey Van Oot Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 20 Sep. 2020
• Plus there is nothing scratchy about the fabric, and the stitching is tight.
  — Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2023
• Still, a couple of weeks ago, his throat started to feel scratchy.
  — Andrew Marso, kansascity, 3 Mar. 2018
• The material is very soft against the skin, not scratchy at all.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• But Frank was more the scratchy handwriting type, prone to splotch—not one to weep, let alone for long.
  — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• First, your throat gets scratchy and your eyes begin to water.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
• Sabalenka served for the set at 5-3, but played a scratchy game and sailed a forehand deep to give the break back for 5-4.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• Unlike the scratchy wool of your grandma sweater, this fabric is soft and smooth, and feels light and breezy next to the skin.
  — Kristine Thomason, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
• In addition to being soft to the touch, the sweats also have no scratchy tags.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• Inspired by your dad's cardigan, the dress is made of soft and not scratchy yarn that feels creamy against skin.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
• The brushstrokes are loose and scratchy, showing the bristles of the brush that created them.
  — Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• The Xerénte began to wear clothes, but the clothes soon smelled and grew scratchy, so the Xerénte gave them back to the sun, and the sun gave them to the moon, and the moon gave them to the Portuguese.
  — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
• There are plenty of options that aren’t too tight, or even worse, itchy or scratchy.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2020
• Parents of autistic kids would cut the scratchy tags out of their children’s t-shirts.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 8 May 2018
• The top symptoms were a sore, scratchy throat and a smattering of sniffles.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
• The first is that while none of the textiles came out of the dryer with lingering residue, some of them did feel stiff and/or scratchy.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• When your torso feels like a cat’s tongue: warm but slightly scratchy.
  — Julie Vick sarah Garfinkel, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019
• The knit is thick and cozy but is so deliciously soft – not heavy or scratchy at all.
  — Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2020
• Children of the ‘70s will remember the scratchy webbing strips stretched over the aluminum frames of a lawn chair.
  — Sunset Magazine, 14 June 2022
• And no, wool doesn't have to be scratchy, stiff, or hot in another season.
  — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
• The Santa Ana winds expected to gust this week will cause their share of stuffy noses and scratchy eyes as well.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022
• Itchy, scratchy – prone to getting slightly damp and staying that way – wool to keep us warm.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025