How to Use start from scratch in a Sentence

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• Those who fail both times have to start from scratch the next year.
  — Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021
• The Supreme Court can tell both to tear-up their work and start from scratch.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Jan. 2022
• Tear up all the concrete start from scratch kind of project.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
• Yet when the industry shuts down, they are left to start from scratch.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• Fortunately, there is no need to start from scratch and reinvent the wheel.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Oct. 2023
• Option three is to start from scratch or proceed with both the Abrams-Coates and Cavill versions of Supes at the same time.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022
• Those tools are in place and ready for future disease threats, so health department wouldn’t have to start from scratch.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2023
• So a high first-rounder was lost for a second-round pick, which the Lions just used on a new tight end who now has to start from scratch at the same position.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
• So a high first-rounder was lost for a second-round pick, which the Lions just used on a new tight end who now has to start from scratch at the same position.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
• That means legislators would have to start from scratch to approve a new spending plan.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
• The inmates, in classes of about eight, start from scratch with business ideas, as Mitchell talks them through their formation for two hours, twice a week, for three months.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2022
• In contrast to Butler, who had to craft a version of a man everyone recognizes, Hanks had the freedom to start from scratch.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2022
• For keyboard builders and people wanting to customize the look and feel of their keyboard without having to start from scratch, barebone kits are a standout.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023
• His sister-in-law, who lives in Miami, organized a GoFundMe account that has raised over $3,400 to help the family start from scratch.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
• With permission to start from scratch, consequences no longer apply.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
• Perhaps the best news about this color trend is that there’s no need to start from scratch—chocolate brown shades work with so many different color palettes, says Winshall.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
• In Athens, the answer was to start from scratch, reimagining the deserted space as a tech-forward, eco-friendly community.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
• Afflalo said Black outreach workers had to start from scratch to build networks in neighborhoods amid the pandemic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
• The only way to get back to top-level performance would have been to start from scratch and completely retrain the system with data based on the new screen configuration.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• Relocating from a noisier spot in the center of the city, the couple decided to tear down the lot’s existing 1980s single-family home and start from scratch.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 27 July 2022
• Uploading a resume is a popular option for those who want to take advantage of the extra features that resume builder sites offer but don’t want to start from scratch.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Users can create their own content using ShapesXR premade scenes, or start from scratch, building and uploading their own 3D models in .obj format.
  — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
• But the attack is so devastating CloudNordic must start from scratch in rebuilding the company’s IT systems.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 24 Aug. 2023
• In Indianapolis, Adelante Schools chose to start from scratch after suffering supply chain issues and price hikes.
  — Sara Ruberg, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2023
• Tweaks around the edges may be possible, but church officials invested significant time and resources to produce those maps and are unlikely to tear them up and start from scratch.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2021
• Yep, a soccer stadium could start from scratch later than and finish before any of the four borough jails set to replace Rikers Island, the first of which isn’t now slated to be completed until 2029.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
• As the eviction notices go into effect next month, the migrant families will face a difficult choice: Stay in the same school, which could mean a long commute if they’re placed in a distant shelter, or transfer to a new school and start from scratch.
  — Liset Cruz, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• This wet bar is a great example of how thoughtful design can take the best of an existing space and create something more beautiful and functional without having to start from scratch.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2022
• The tragedy not only left survivors and family members without income, but also displaced them from those residences, leaving dozens to start from scratch.
  — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
• The way the models are constructed means that each node in the A.I.’s training data set is inextricably connected to the others, so the only way to eliminate a connection is to reboot the A.I. and start from scratch.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Jul 2024